Palettes / Colors / #ABC38D

#ABC38D — Light Dusty Green

#ABC38D is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

#ABC38D is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A68DC3; it also sits naturally between #C3C08D and #90C38D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 76% · Blue 55%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 24%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #ABC38D

.text { color: #ABC38D; }
.background { background-color: #ABC38D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABC38D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 195, 141); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(87, 31%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABC38D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 195, 141, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABC38D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 195, 141, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABC38D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABC38D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A68DC3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABC38D: #000000.

How #ABC38D looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ABC38D rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABC38C  ·  #ABC38E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABC38D?

#ABC38D is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 171, 195, 141). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABC38D?

#ABC38D is RGB 171, 195, 141 — HSL 87°, 31%, 66% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 28%, 24%.

What colors go with #ABC38D?

Its complement is #A68DC3; analogous partners are #C3C08D and #90C38D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABC38D for text?

Black text on #ABC38D has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.