Palettes / Colors / #A0BCBC

#A0BCBC — Light Dusty Teal

#A0BCBC is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #A0BCBC 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.

#A0BCBC is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity 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 #BBA0A0; it also sits naturally between #A0BBAD and #A0ADBB. 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 63% · Green 74% · Blue 74%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A0BCBC

.text { color: #A0BCBC; }
.background { background-color: #A0BCBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A0BCBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(160, 188, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 17%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A0BCBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(160, 188, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A0BCBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(160, 188, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A0BCBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A0BCBC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBA0A0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A0BCBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A0BCBC

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 #A0BCBC 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 #A0BCBC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A0BCBC?

#A0BCBC is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 160, 188, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A0BCBC?

#A0BCBC is RGB 160, 188, 188 — HSL 180°, 17%, 68% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #A0BCBC?

Its complement is #BBA0A0; analogous partners are #A0BBAD and #A0ADBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A0BCBC for text?

Black text on #A0BCBC has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.