Palettes / Colors / #ABCDA5

#ABCDA5 — Light Dusty Green

#ABCDA5 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 #ABCDA5 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.

#ABCDA5 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 #C8A6CE; it also sits naturally between #C0CEA6 and #A6CEB4. 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 80% · Blue 65%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABCDA5

.text { color: #ABCDA5; }
.background { background-color: #ABCDA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABCDA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 205, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(111, 29%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABCDA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 205, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABCDA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 205, 165, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABCDA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABCDA5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8A6CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABCDA5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABCDA5

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 #ABCDA5 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 #ABCDA5 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

← #ABCDA4  ·  #ABCDA6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABCDA5?

#ABCDA5 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 171, 205, 165). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABCDA5?

#ABCDA5 is RGB 171, 205, 165 — HSL 111°, 29%, 73% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 20%, 20%.

What colors go with #ABCDA5?

Its complement is #C8A6CE; analogous partners are #C0CEA6 and #A6CEB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABCDA5 for text?

Black text on #ABCDA5 has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.