Palettes / Colors / #ACBAC4

#ACBAC4 — Light Dusty Blue

#ACBAC4 is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

#ACBAC4 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 #C4B6AB; it also sits naturally between #ABC4C2 and #ABADC4. 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 77%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 23%

Previews

CSS code for #ACBAC4

.text { color: #ACBAC4; }
.background { background-color: #ACBAC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACBAC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 186, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 17%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACBAC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 186, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACBAC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 186, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACBAC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACBAC4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C4B6AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ACBAC4: #000000.

How #ACBAC4 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 #ACBAC4

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACBAC3  ·  #ACBAC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACBAC4?

#ACBAC4 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 172, 186, 196). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACBAC4?

#ACBAC4 is RGB 172, 186, 196 — HSL 205°, 17%, 72% — CMYK 12%, 5%, 0%, 23%.

What colors go with #ACBAC4?

Its complement is #C4B6AB; analogous partners are #ABC4C2 and #ABADC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACBAC4 for text?

Black text on #ACBAC4 has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.