Palettes / Colors / #ABBBC0

#ABBBC0 — Light Dusty Teal

#ABBBC0 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 #ABBBC0 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.

#ABBBC0 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 #BFB0AB; it also sits naturally between #ABBFBA and #ABB0BF. 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 67% · Green 73% · Blue 75%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABBBC0

.text { color: #ABBBC0; }
.background { background-color: #ABBBC0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABBBC0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 187, 192); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 14%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABBBC0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 187, 192, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABBBC0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 187, 192, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABBBC0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABBBC0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFB0AB:

Analogous:

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Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABBBC0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABBBC0

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:

How #ABBBC0 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 #ABBBC0 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

← #ABBBBF  ·  #ABBBC1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABBBC0?

#ABBBC0 is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 171, 187, 192). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABBBC0?

#ABBBC0 is RGB 171, 187, 192 — HSL 194°, 14%, 71% — CMYK 11%, 3%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #ABBBC0?

Its complement is #BFB0AB; analogous partners are #ABBFBA and #ABB0BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABBBC0 for text?

Black text on #ABBBC0 has a contrast ratio of 10.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.