Palettes / Colors / #ACBCD2

#ACBCD2 — Light Dusty Blue

#ACBCD2 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 #ACBCD2 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.

#ACBCD2 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 #D2C2AC; it also sits naturally between #ACCFD2 and #AFACD2. 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 74% · Blue 82%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ACBCD2

.text { color: #ACBCD2; }
.background { background-color: #ACBCD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACBCD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 188, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(215, 30%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACBCD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 188, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACBCD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 188, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACBCD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACBCD2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2C2AC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ACBCD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACBCD2

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:

How #ACBCD2 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ACBCD2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACBCD1  ·  #ACBCD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACBCD2?

#ACBCD2 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 172, 188, 210). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACBCD2?

#ACBCD2 is RGB 172, 188, 210 — HSL 215°, 30%, 75% — CMYK 18%, 10%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #ACBCD2?

Its complement is #D2C2AC; analogous partners are #ACCFD2 and #AFACD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACBCD2 for text?

Black text on #ACBCD2 has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.