Palettes / Colors / #ABCFCA

#ABCFCA — Light Dusty Teal

#ABCFCA 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 #ABCFCA 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.

#ABCFCA 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 #CFABB0; it also sits naturally between #ABCFB8 and #ABC1CF. 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 81% · Blue 79%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABCFCA

.text { color: #ABCFCA; }
.background { background-color: #ABCFCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABCFCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 207, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(172, 27%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABCFCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 207, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABCFCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 207, 202, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFABB0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABCFCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABCFCA

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 #ABCFCA 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 #ABCFCA 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

← #ABCFC9  ·  #ABCFCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABCFCA?

#ABCFCA is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 171, 207, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABCFCA?

#ABCFCA is RGB 171, 207, 202 — HSL 172°, 27%, 74% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 2%, 19%.

What colors go with #ABCFCA?

Its complement is #CFABB0; analogous partners are #ABCFB8 and #ABC1CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABCFCA for text?

Black text on #ABCFCA has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.