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#ACBBCF — Light Dusty Blue

#ACBBCF 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 #ACBBCF 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.

#ACBBCF 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 #CFBFAB; it also sits naturally between #ABCCCF and #ADABCF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ACBBCF · RGB 172, 187, 207

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Color values

HEX#ACBBCF
RGB172, 187, 207
HSL214°, 27%, 74%
HSV214°, 17%, 81%
CMYK17%, 10%, 0%, 19%
XYZ46.05, 48.82, 66.03
Yxy48.82, 0.2862, 0.3034
CIE-Lab75.34, -1.00, -11.81
Hunter Lab69.87, -0.91, -11.35

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 73% · Blue 81%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ACBBCF

.text { color: #ACBBCF; }
.background { background-color: #ACBBCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACBBCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 187, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(214, 27%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACBBCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 187, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACBBCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 187, 207, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ACBBCF

#94A8C2#7D95B5#6783A8#567195#49607E#3C4F68#2F3D51#222C3A#141B24#070A0D

Tints of #ACBBCF

#B1C0D2#B8C5D6#C1CDDC#C8D2DF#CED7E3#D5DDE7#DBE2EB#E5EAF0#ECEFF4#F2F4F8

Tones of #ACBBCF

#ADBBCC#B0BBC9#B3BBC7#B5BCC5#B7BCC2#BABCBF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFBFAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.95:1 Fails
Against black text10.76:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACBBCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACBBCF

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 #ACBBCF: ·

How #ACBBCF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B2B3CADeuteranopia · #B2B1C9Tritanopia · #ADC6C6

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 #ACBBCF rather than the exact color:

Palette F5efe6
#F5EFE6 · #E8DFCA · #AEBDCA · #7895B2
Palette Fbc6a4
#FBC6A4 · #F4A9A8 · #CE97B0 · #AFB9C8
Palette 4c585b
#4C585B · #7E99A3 · #A5BFCC · #F4EDD3
Palette 96b6c5
#96B6C5 · #ADC4CE · #EEE0C9 · #F1F0E8
Palette Faf3f3
#FAF3F3 · #E1E5EA · #A7BBC7 · #DA7F8F
Palette B5c0d0
#B5C0D0 · #CCD3CA · #F5E8DD · #EED3D9

Similar colors

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

#AEBDCA#AFB9C8#A5BFCC#ADC4CE#A7BBC7#B5C0D0#AEC4D4#ACBAC4#ACB1D6#AFB4D9#B7C4CF#9FBDD5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACBBCE  ·  #ACBBD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACBBCF?

#ACBBCF is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 172, 187, 207). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACBBCF?

#ACBBCF is RGB 172, 187, 207 — HSL 214°, 27%, 74% — CMYK 17%, 10%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #ACBBCF?

Its complement is #CFBFAB; analogous partners are #ABCCCF and #ADABCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACBBCF for text?

Black text on #ACBBCF has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.