Palettes / Colors / #ACBFBC

#ACBFBC — Light Dusty Teal

#ACBFBC 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 #ACBFBC 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.

#ACBFBC 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 #BFABAE; it also sits naturally between #ABBFB2 and #ABB8BF. 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 74%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ACBFBC

.text { color: #ACBFBC; }
.background { background-color: #ACBFBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACBFBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 191, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(171, 13%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACBFBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 191, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACBFBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 191, 188, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFABAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ACBFBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACBFBC

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 #ACBFBC 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 #ACBFBC 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

← #ACBFBB  ·  #ACBFBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACBFBC?

#ACBFBC is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 172, 191, 188). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACBFBC?

#ACBFBC is RGB 172, 191, 188 — HSL 171°, 13%, 71% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 2%, 25%.

What colors go with #ACBFBC?

Its complement is #BFABAE; analogous partners are #ABBFB2 and #ABB8BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACBFBC for text?

Black text on #ACBFBC has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.