Palettes / Colors / #ABC8A6

#ABC8A6 — Light Dusty Green

#ABC8A6 is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #ABC8A6 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.

#ABC8A6 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 #C4A6C9; it also sits naturally between #BDC9A6 and #A6C9B2. 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 65%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABC8A6

.text { color: #ABC8A6; }
.background { background-color: #ABC8A6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABC8A6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 200, 166); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(111, 24%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABC8A6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 200, 166, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABC8A6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 200, 166, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABC8A6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABC8A6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C4A6C9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABC8A6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABC8A6

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 #ABC8A6 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 #ABC8A6 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

← #ABC8A5  ·  #ABC8A7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABC8A6?

#ABC8A6 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 171, 200, 166). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABC8A6?

#ABC8A6 is RGB 171, 200, 166 — HSL 111°, 24%, 72% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 17%, 22%.

What colors go with #ABC8A6?

Its complement is #C4A6C9; analogous partners are #BDC9A6 and #A6C9B2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABC8A6 for text?

Black text on #ABC8A6 has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.