Palettes / Colors / #A3BBBD

#A3BBBD — Light Dusty Teal

#A3BBBD is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the teal family.

#A3BBBD 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 #BDA5A3; it also sits naturally between #A3BDB2 and #A3AEBD. 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 74%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A3BBBD

.text { color: #A3BBBD; }
.background { background-color: #A3BBBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A3BBBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(163, 187, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 16%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A3BBBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(163, 187, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A3BBBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(163, 187, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A3BBBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A3BBBD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDA5A3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A3BBBD: #000000.

How #A3BBBD 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 #A3BBBD 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 #A3BBBD?

#A3BBBD is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 163, 187, 189). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A3BBBD?

#A3BBBD is RGB 163, 187, 189 — HSL 185°, 16%, 69% — CMYK 14%, 1%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #A3BBBD?

Its complement is #BDA5A3; analogous partners are #A3BDB2 and #A3AEBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A3BBBD for text?

Black text on #A3BBBD has a contrast ratio of 10.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.