Palettes / Colors / #B8C19C

#B8C19C — Light Dusty Green

#B8C19C is a green color we call Light 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 #B8C19C 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.

#B8C19C 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 #A49BC0; it also sits naturally between #C0B79B and #A4C09B. 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 72% · Green 76% · Blue 61%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B8C19C

.text { color: #B8C19C; }
.background { background-color: #B8C19C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B8C19C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(184, 193, 156); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(75, 23%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B8C19C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(184, 193, 156, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B8C19C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(184, 193, 156, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B8C19C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B8C19C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A49BC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B8C19C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B8C19C

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 #B8C19C 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 #B8C19C 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

← #B8C19B  ·  #B8C19D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B8C19C?

#B8C19C is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 184, 193, 156). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B8C19C?

#B8C19C is RGB 184, 193, 156 — HSL 75°, 23%, 68% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 19%, 24%.

What colors go with #B8C19C?

Its complement is #A49BC0; analogous partners are #C0B79B and #A4C09B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B8C19C for text?

Black text on #B8C19C has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.