Palettes / Colors / #A3BBBA

#A3BBBA — Light Dusty Teal

#A3BBBA is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the teal family.

#A3BBBA 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 #BCA4A5; it also sits naturally between #A4BCAF and #A4B1BC. 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 64% · Green 73% · Blue 73%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A3BBBA

.text { color: #A3BBBA; }
.background { background-color: #A3BBBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A3BBBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(163, 187, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 15%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A3BBBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(163, 187, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A3BBBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(163, 187, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A3BBBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A3BBBA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCA4A5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A3BBBA: #000000.

How #A3BBBA 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 #A3BBBA 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 #A3BBBA?

#A3BBBA is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 163, 187, 186). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A3BBBA?

#A3BBBA is RGB 163, 187, 186 — HSL 178°, 15%, 69% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 1%, 27%.

What colors go with #A3BBBA?

Its complement is #BCA4A5; analogous partners are #A4BCAF and #A4B1BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A3BBBA for text?

Black text on #A3BBBA has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.