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#ACBBCA — Light Dusty Blue

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #ACBBCA 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.

#ACBBCA 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 #C9BAAB; it also sits naturally between #ABC9C9 and #ABABC9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ACBBCA · RGB 172, 187, 202

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Color values

HEX#ACBBCA
RGB172, 187, 202
HSL210°, 22%, 73%
HSV210°, 15%, 79%
CMYK15%, 7%, 0%, 21%
XYZ45.44, 48.58, 62.86
Yxy48.58, 0.2897, 0.3096
CIE-Lab75.19, -2.07, -9.31
Hunter Lab69.70, -1.89, -8.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 73% · Blue 79%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ACBBCA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ACBBCA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ACBBCA

.text { color: #ACBBCA; }
.background { background-color: #ACBBCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACBBCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 187, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 22%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACBBCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 187, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACBBCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 187, 202, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ACBBCA

#95A8BB#7F96AD#6A85A0#5A738C#4E6379#405264#32404E#242E38#161C22#080A0C

Tints of #ACBBCA

#B1BFCD#BBC7D3#C1CCD7#C7D1DB#D0D9E1#D7DEE5#DDE3E9#E3E8ED#ECF0F3#F3F5F7

Tones of #ACBBCA

#ADBAC7#AFBAC5#B1BAC3#B4BAC0#B6BABE#B8BABC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C9BAAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.96:1 Fails
Against black text10.72:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACBBCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACBBCA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ACBBCA: ·

How #ACBBCA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #B2B3C6Deuteranopia · #B2B1C5Tritanopia · #ADC4C3

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ACBBCA rather than the exact color:

Palette F5efe6
#F5EFE6 · #E8DFCA · #AEBDCA · #7895B2
Palette Fbc6a4
#FBC6A4 · #F4A9A8 · #CE97B0 · #AFB9C8
Palette Faf3f3
#FAF3F3 · #E1E5EA · #A7BBC7 · #DA7F8F
Palette 30364f
#30364F · #ACBAC4 · #E1D9BC · #F0F0DB
Palette 4c585b
#4C585B · #7E99A3 · #A5BFCC · #F4EDD3
Palette 96b6c5
#96B6C5 · #ADC4CE · #EEE0C9 · #F1F0E8

Similar colors

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

#AEBDCA#AFB9C8#A7BBC7#ACBAC4#A5BFCC#ADC4CE#B6BBC4#B5C0D0#A5B3C4#AEC4D4#A0BCC2#A7C8C6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACBBC9  ·  #ACBBCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACBBCA?

#ACBBCA is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 172, 187, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACBBCA?

#ACBBCA is RGB 172, 187, 202 — HSL 210°, 22%, 73% — CMYK 15%, 7%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #ACBBCA?

Its complement is #C9BAAB; analogous partners are #ABC9C9 and #ABABC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACBBCA for text?

Black text on #ACBBCA has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.