Palettes / Colors / #AFBC8F

#AFBC8F — Dusty Green

#AFBC8F is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

#AFBC8F 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 #9C8FBC; it also sits naturally between #BCB28F and #99BC8F. 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 74% · Blue 56%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFBC8F

.text { color: #AFBC8F; }
.background { background-color: #AFBC8F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFBC8F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 188, 143); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(77, 25%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFBC8F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 188, 143, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFBC8F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 188, 143, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFBC8F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFBC8F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9C8FBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFBC8F: #000000.

How #AFBC8F 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 #AFBC8F 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

← #AFBC8E  ·  #AFBC90 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFBC8F?

#AFBC8F is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 175, 188, 143). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFBC8F?

#AFBC8F is RGB 175, 188, 143 — HSL 77°, 25%, 65% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 24%, 26%.

What colors go with #AFBC8F?

Its complement is #9C8FBC; analogous partners are #BCB28F and #99BC8F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFBC8F for text?

Black text on #AFBC8F has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.