Palettes / Colors / #AEC293

#AEC293 — Light Dusty Green

#AEC293 is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #AEC293 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.

#AEC293 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 #A893C2; it also sits naturally between #C2BF93 and #96C293. 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 76% · Blue 58%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEC293

.text { color: #AEC293; }
.background { background-color: #AEC293; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEC293; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 194, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(86, 28%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEC293; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 194, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEC293; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 194, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEC293">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEC293">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A893C2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEC293: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEC293

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 #AEC293 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 #AEC293 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 #AEC293?

#AEC293 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 174, 194, 147). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEC293?

#AEC293 is RGB 174, 194, 147 — HSL 86°, 28%, 67% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 24%, 24%.

What colors go with #AEC293?

Its complement is #A893C2; analogous partners are #C2BF93 and #96C293. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEC293 for text?

Black text on #AEC293 has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.