Palettes / Colors / #AABBBE
#AABBBE — Light Dusty Teal
#AABBBE 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 #AABBBE 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.
#AABBBE 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 #BFAEAB; it also sits naturally between #ABBFB8 and #ABB2BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AABBBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 170, 187, 190 |
| HSL | 189°, 13%, 71% |
| HSV | 189°, 11%, 75% |
| CMYK | 11%, 2%, 0%, 25% |
| XYZ | 43.64, 47.80, 55.64 |
| Yxy | 47.80, 0.2967, 0.3250 |
| CIE-Lab | 74.70, -5.22, -3.52 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.14, -4.71, -3.20 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 73% · Blue 75%
Cyan 11% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AABBBE
.text { color: #AABBBE; }
.background { background-color: #AABBBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AABBBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 187, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 13%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AABBBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 187, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AABBBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 187, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AABBBE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AABBBE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BFAEAB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.99:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.56:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AABBBE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AABBBE
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 #AABBBE: ·
How #AABBBE 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 #AABBBE 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 #AABBBE?
#AABBBE is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 170, 187, 190). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AABBBE?
#AABBBE is RGB 170, 187, 190 — HSL 189°, 13%, 71% — CMYK 11%, 2%, 0%, 25%.
What colors go with #AABBBE?
Its complement is #BFAEAB; analogous partners are #ABBFB8 and #ABB2BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AABBBE for text?
Black text on #AABBBE has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.