Palettes / Colors / #A8BFBC
#A8BFBC — Light Dusty Teal
#A8BFBC 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 #A8BFBC 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.
#A8BFBC 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 #BEA7AA; 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 | #A8BFBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 168, 191, 188 |
| HSL | 172°, 15%, 70% |
| HSV | 172°, 12%, 75% |
| CMYK | 12%, 0%, 2%, 25% |
| XYZ | 43.86, 49.22, 54.77 |
| Yxy | 49.22, 0.2966, 0.3329 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.59, -8.40, -1.15 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.16, -7.56, -1.03 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 66% · Green 75% · Blue 74%
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 #A8BFBC
.text { color: #A8BFBC; }
.background { background-color: #A8BFBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A8BFBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(168, 191, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(172, 15%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A8BFBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(168, 191, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A8BFBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(168, 191, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#A8BFBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A8BFBC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BEA7AA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.94:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.84:1 AAA |
Best text color on #A8BFBC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A8BFBC
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 #A8BFBC: ·
How #A8BFBC 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 #A8BFBC 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 #A8BFBC?
#A8BFBC is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 168, 191, 188). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #A8BFBC?
#A8BFBC is RGB 168, 191, 188 — HSL 172°, 15%, 70% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 2%, 25%.
What colors go with #A8BFBC?
Its complement is #BEA7AA; analogous partners are #A7BEAF and #A7B6BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #A8BFBC for text?
Black text on #A8BFBC has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.