Palettes / Colors / #ABC480

#ABC480 — Muted Green

#ABC480 is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #ABC480 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#ABC480 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 #9A81C5; it also sits naturally between #C5BC81 and #8AC581. 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 77% · Blue 50%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 35% · Key 23%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABC480

.text { color: #ABC480; }
.background { background-color: #ABC480; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABC480; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 196, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(82, 37%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABC480; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 196, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABC480; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 196, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABC480">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABC480">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9A81C5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABC480: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABC480

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #ABC480 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 #ABC480 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

← #ABC47F  ·  #ABC481 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABC480?

#ABC480 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 171, 196, 128). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABC480?

#ABC480 is RGB 171, 196, 128 — HSL 82°, 37%, 64% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 35%, 23%.

What colors go with #ABC480?

Its complement is #9A81C5; analogous partners are #C5BC81 and #8AC581. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABC480 for text?

Black text on #ABC480 has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.