Palettes / Colors / #AFB596

#AFB596 — Dusty Green

#AFB596 is a green color we call 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 #AFB596 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.

#AFB596 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 #9D97B5; it also sits naturally between #B5AC97 and #A0B597. 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 69% · Green 71% · Blue 59%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFB596

.text { color: #AFB596; }
.background { background-color: #AFB596; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFB596; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 181, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 17%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFB596; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 181, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFB596; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 181, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFB596">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFB596">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9D97B5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFB596: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFB596

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 #AFB596 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 #AFB596 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

← #AFB595  ·  #AFB597 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFB596?

#AFB596 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 175, 181, 150). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFB596?

#AFB596 is RGB 175, 181, 150 — HSL 72°, 17%, 65% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 17%, 29%.

What colors go with #AFB596?

Its complement is #9D97B5; analogous partners are #B5AC97 and #A0B597. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFB596 for text?

Black text on #AFB596 has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.13:1.