Palettes / Colors / #AFCAAB
#AFCAAB — Light Dusty Green
#AFCAAB is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #AFCAAB 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.
#AFCAAB 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 #C6AACA; it also sits naturally between #BECAAA and #AACAB6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AFCAAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 175, 202, 171 |
| HSL | 112°, 23%, 73% |
| HSV | 112°, 15%, 79% |
| CMYK | 13%, 0%, 15%, 21% |
| XYZ | 46.15, 54.30, 46.58 |
| Yxy | 54.30, 0.3139, 0.3693 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.63, -14.91, 12.47 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.69, -13.43, 10.48 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 69% · Green 79% · Blue 67%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 21%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AFCAAB
.text { color: #AFCAAB; }
.background { background-color: #AFCAAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFCAAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 202, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(112, 23%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFCAAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 202, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFCAAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 202, 171, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AFCAAB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFCAAB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AFCAAB
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C6AACA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.77:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.86:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AFCAAB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFCAAB
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #AFCAAB: ·
How #AFCAAB 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 #AFCAAB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #AFCAAB?
#AFCAAB is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 175, 202, 171). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AFCAAB?
#AFCAAB is RGB 175, 202, 171 — HSL 112°, 23%, 73% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 15%, 21%.
What colors go with #AFCAAB?
Its complement is #C6AACA; analogous partners are #BECAAA and #AACAB6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AFCAAB for text?
Black text on #AFCAAB has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.