Palettes / Colors / #ADCCBC

#ADCCBC — Light Dusty Green

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

#ADCCBC 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 #CCADBD; it also sits naturally between #AECCAD and #ADCCCB. 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 74%

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 #ADCCBC

.text { color: #ADCCBC; }
.background { background-color: #ADCCBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADCCBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 204, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(149, 23%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADCCBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 204, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADCCBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 204, 188, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCADBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADCCBC: #000000.

How #ADCCBC 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 #ADCCBC 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

← #ADCCBB  ·  #ADCCBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADCCBC?

#ADCCBC is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 173, 204, 188). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADCCBC?

#ADCCBC is RGB 173, 204, 188 — HSL 149°, 23%, 74% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 8%, 20%.

What colors go with #ADCCBC?

Its complement is #CCADBD; analogous partners are #AECCAD and #ADCCCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADCCBC for text?

Black text on #ADCCBC has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.