Palettes / Colors / #AEBBA2

#AEBBA2 — Light Dusty Green

#AEBBA2 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 #AEBBA2 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.

#AEBBA2 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 #AEA0BA; it also sits naturally between #BABAA0 and #A0BAA1. 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 73% · Blue 64%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEBBA2

.text { color: #AEBBA2; }
.background { background-color: #AEBBA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEBBA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 187, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(91, 16%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEBBA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 187, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEBBA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 187, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEBBA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEBBA2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEA0BA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEBBA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEBBA2

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 #AEBBA2 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 #AEBBA2 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

← #AEBBA1  ·  #AEBBA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEBBA2?

#AEBBA2 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 174, 187, 162). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEBBA2?

#AEBBA2 is RGB 174, 187, 162 — HSL 91°, 16%, 68% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 13%, 27%.

What colors go with #AEBBA2?

Its complement is #AEA0BA; analogous partners are #BABAA0 and #A0BAA1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEBBA2 for text?

Black text on #AEBBA2 has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.