Palettes / Colors / #A8BFBB
#A8BFBB — Light Dusty Teal
#A8BFBB is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #A8BFBB 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.
#A8BFBB 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 #BEA7AB; it also sits naturally between #A7BEAF and #A7B6BE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #A8BFBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 168, 191, 187 |
| HSL | 170°, 15%, 70% |
| HSV | 170°, 12%, 75% |
| CMYK | 12%, 0%, 2%, 25% |
| XYZ | 43.75, 49.17, 54.20 |
| Yxy | 49.17, 0.2974, 0.3342 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.56, -8.60, -0.64 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.12, -7.73, -0.58 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 66% · Green 75% · Blue 73%
Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 25%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #A8BFBB
.text { color: #A8BFBB; }
.background { background-color: #A8BFBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A8BFBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(168, 191, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(170, 15%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A8BFBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(168, 191, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A8BFBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(168, 191, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#A8BFBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A8BFBB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BEA7AB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.94:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.83:1 AAA |
Best text color on #A8BFBB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A8BFBB
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 #A8BFBB: ·
How #A8BFBB 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 #A8BFBB 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 #A8BFBB?
#A8BFBB is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 168, 191, 187). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #A8BFBB?
#A8BFBB is RGB 168, 191, 187 — HSL 170°, 15%, 70% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 2%, 25%.
What colors go with #A8BFBB?
Its complement is #BEA7AB; analogous partners are #A7BEAF and #A7B6BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #A8BFBB for text?
Black text on #A8BFBB has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.