Palettes / Colors / #ADCCBB

#ADCCBB — Light Dusty Green

#ADCCBB is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #ADCCBB 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.

#ADCCBB 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 #CCADBE; it also sits naturally between #AFCCAD and #ADCCCA. 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 68% · Green 80% · Blue 73%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADCCBB

.text { color: #ADCCBB; }
.background { background-color: #ADCCBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADCCBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 204, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(147, 23%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADCCBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 204, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADCCBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 204, 187, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCADBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADCCBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADCCBB

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 #ADCCBB 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 #ADCCBB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADCCBB?

#ADCCBB is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 173, 204, 187). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADCCBB?

#ADCCBB is RGB 173, 204, 187 — HSL 147°, 23%, 74% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 8%, 20%.

What colors go with #ADCCBB?

Its complement is #CCADBE; analogous partners are #AFCCAD and #ADCCCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADCCBB for text?

Black text on #ADCCBB has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.