Palettes / Colors / #ACBEBF

#ACBEBF — Light Dusty Teal

#ACBEBF is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

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

#ACBEBF is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. 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 #BFACAB; it also sits naturally between #ABBFB6 and #ABB4BF. 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 75% · Blue 75%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ACBEBF

.text { color: #ACBEBF; }
.background { background-color: #ACBEBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACBEBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 190, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(183, 13%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACBEBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 190, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACBEBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 190, 191, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFACAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ACBEBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACBEBF

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 #ACBEBF 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 #ACBEBF 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

← #ACBEBE  ·  #ACBEC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACBEBF?

#ACBEBF is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 172, 190, 191). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACBEBF?

#ACBEBF is RGB 172, 190, 191 — HSL 183°, 13%, 71% — CMYK 10%, 1%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #ACBEBF?

Its complement is #BFACAB; analogous partners are #ABBFB6 and #ABB4BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACBEBF for text?

Black text on #ACBEBF has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.