Palettes / Colors / #ABCBD0

#ABCBD0 — Light Dusty Teal

#ABCBD0 is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #ABCBD0 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.

#ABCBD0 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 #CFAFAA; it also sits naturally between #AACFC2 and #AAB8CF. 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 80% · Blue 82%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABCBD0

.text { color: #ABCBD0; }
.background { background-color: #ABCBD0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABCBD0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 203, 208); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 28%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABCBD0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 203, 208, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABCBD0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 203, 208, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABCBD0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABCBD0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFAFAA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABCBD0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABCBD0

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 #ABCBD0 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 #ABCBD0 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

← #ABCBCF  ·  #ABCBD1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABCBD0?

#ABCBD0 is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 171, 203, 208). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABCBD0?

#ABCBD0 is RGB 171, 203, 208 — HSL 188°, 28%, 74% — CMYK 18%, 2%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #ABCBD0?

Its complement is #CFAFAA; analogous partners are #AACFC2 and #AAB8CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABCBD0 for text?

Black text on #ABCBD0 has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.