Palettes / Colors / #ABC89D

#ABC89D — Light Dusty Green

#ABC89D is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the green family.

#ABC89D 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 #BA9DC8; it also sits naturally between #C1C89D and #9DC8A4. 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 78% · Blue 62%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABC89D

.text { color: #ABC89D; }
.background { background-color: #ABC89D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABC89D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 200, 157); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(100, 28%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABC89D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 200, 157, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABC89D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 200, 157, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABC89D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABC89D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BA9DC8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABC89D: #000000.

How #ABC89D 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 #ABC89D 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

← #ABC89C  ·  #ABC89E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABC89D?

#ABC89D is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 171, 200, 157). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABC89D?

#ABC89D is RGB 171, 200, 157 — HSL 100°, 28%, 70% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 21%, 22%.

What colors go with #ABC89D?

Its complement is #BA9DC8; analogous partners are #C1C89D and #9DC8A4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABC89D for text?

Black text on #ABC89D has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.