Palettes / Colors / #ACABBF

#ACABBF — Light Dusty Blue

#ACABBF is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

#ACABBF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. 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 #BEBFAB; it also sits naturally between #ABB4BF and #B6ABBF. 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 67% · Blue 75%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

Previews

CSS code for #ACABBF

.text { color: #ACABBF; }
.background { background-color: #ACABBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACABBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 171, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(243, 14%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACABBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 171, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACABBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 171, 191, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ACABBF

Tints of #ACABBF

Tones of #ACABBF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEBFAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ACABBF: #000000.

How #ACABBF 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 #ACABBF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACABBE  ·  #ACABC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACABBF?

#ACABBF is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 172, 171, 191). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACABBF?

#ACABBF is RGB 172, 171, 191 — HSL 243°, 14%, 71% — CMYK 10%, 10%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #ACABBF?

Its complement is #BEBFAB; analogous partners are #ABB4BF and #B6ABBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACABBF for text?

Black text on #ACABBF has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.