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#ACBBCC — Light Dusty Blue

#ACBBCC 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 #ACBBCC 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.

#ACBBCC 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 #CDBEAD; it also sits naturally between #ADCCCD and #AEADCD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ACBBCC · RGB 172, 187, 204

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Color values

HEX#ACBBCC
RGB172, 187, 204
HSL212°, 24%, 74%
HSV212°, 16%, 80%
CMYK16%, 8%, 0%, 20%
XYZ45.68, 48.67, 64.11
Yxy48.67, 0.2883, 0.3071
CIE-Lab75.25, -1.64, -10.31
Hunter Lab69.76, -1.50, -9.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 73% · Blue 80%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ACBBCC

.text { color: #ACBBCC; }
.background { background-color: #ACBBCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACBBCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 187, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(212, 24%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACBBCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 187, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACBBCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 187, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ACBBCC

#97AABF#8197B1#6A85A4#597391#4C627B#3E5065#303F4F#232D39#151C23#080A0D

Tints of #ACBBCC

#B3C1D0#B9C6D4#C3CEDA#C9D3DE#D0D8E2#D6DDE6#DCE3EA#E6EAEF#ECEFF3#F2F5F7

Tones of #ACBBCC

#AFBCCB#B1BCC8#B3BCC6#B6BCC3#B8BCC1#BBBDBF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDBEAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.96:1 Fails
Against black text10.73:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACBBCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACBBCC

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 #ACBBCC: ·

How #ACBBCC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B2B3C8Deuteranopia · #B2B1C7Tritanopia · #ADC5C4

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 #ACBBCC 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#B5C0D0#AEC4D4#B6BBC4#A5B3C4#ACB1D6#B7C4CF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACBBCB  ·  #ACBBCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACBBCC?

#ACBBCC is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 172, 187, 204). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACBBCC?

#ACBBCC is RGB 172, 187, 204 — HSL 212°, 24%, 74% — CMYK 16%, 8%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #ACBBCC?

Its complement is #CDBEAD; analogous partners are #ADCCCD and #AEADCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACBBCC for text?

Black text on #ACBBCC has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.