Palettes / Colors / #A9BEBC
#A9BEBC — Light Dusty Teal
#A9BEBC 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 #A9BEBC 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.
#A9BEBC 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 #BDA8AA; it also sits naturally between #A8BDB0 and #A8B5BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #A9BEBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 169, 190, 188 |
| HSL | 174°, 14%, 70% |
| HSV | 174°, 11%, 75% |
| CMYK | 11%, 0%, 1%, 25% |
| XYZ | 43.85, 48.89, 54.70 |
| Yxy | 48.89, 0.2974, 0.3316 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.38, -7.54, -1.43 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.92, -6.79, -1.29 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 66% · Green 75% · Blue 74%
Cyan 11% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 25%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #A9BEBC
.text { color: #A9BEBC; }
.background { background-color: #A9BEBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A9BEBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(169, 190, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 14%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A9BEBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(169, 190, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A9BEBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(169, 190, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#A9BEBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A9BEBC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDA8AA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.95:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.78:1 AAA |
Best text color on #A9BEBC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A9BEBC
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 #A9BEBC: ·
How #A9BEBC 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 #A9BEBC 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 #A9BEBC?
#A9BEBC is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 169, 190, 188). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #A9BEBC?
#A9BEBC is RGB 169, 190, 188 — HSL 174°, 14%, 70% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 1%, 25%.
What colors go with #A9BEBC?
Its complement is #BDA8AA; analogous partners are #A8BDB0 and #A8B5BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #A9BEBC for text?
Black text on #A9BEBC has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.