Palettes / Colors / #AFBC91

#AFBC91 — Dusty Green

#AFBC91 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 #AFBC91 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.

#AFBC91 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 #9D90BB; it also sits naturally between #BBB390 and #99BB90. 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 57%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 23% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFBC91

.text { color: #AFBC91; }
.background { background-color: #AFBC91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFBC91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 188, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(78, 24%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFBC91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 188, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFBC91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 188, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFBC91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFBC91">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9D90BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFBC91: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFBC91

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 #AFBC91 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 #AFBC91 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

← #AFBC90  ·  #AFBC92 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFBC91?

#AFBC91 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 175, 188, 145). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFBC91?

#AFBC91 is RGB 175, 188, 145 — HSL 78°, 24%, 65% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 23%, 26%.

What colors go with #AFBC91?

Its complement is #9D90BB; analogous partners are #BBB390 and #99BB90. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFBC91 for text?

Black text on #AFBC91 has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.