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#ACC2CD — Light Dusty Blue

#ACC2CD 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 #ACC2CD 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.

#ACC2CD 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 #CDB7AC; it also sits naturally between #ACCDC8 and #ACB2CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ACC2CD · RGB 172, 194, 205

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Color values

HEX#ACC2CD
RGB172, 194, 205
HSL200°, 25%, 74%
HSV200°, 16%, 80%
CMYK16%, 5%, 0%, 20%
XYZ47.32, 51.76, 65.25
Yxy51.76, 0.2880, 0.3150
CIE-Lab77.14, -5.16, -8.04
Hunter Lab71.95, -4.72, -7.61

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 76% · Blue 80%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ACC2CD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ACC2CD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ACC2CD

.text { color: #ACC2CD; }
.background { background-color: #ACC2CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACC2CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 194, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 25%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACC2CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 194, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACC2CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 194, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACC2CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACC2CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ACC2CD

#96B2C0#80A2B3#6991A5#587F93#4B6C7C#3D5866#304550#223239#151E23#080B0D

Tints of #ACC2CD

#B3C7D1#B9CCD5#C2D3DB#C9D7DE#CFDCE2#D6E1E6#DCE5EA#E6ECF0#ECF1F4#F2F6F7

Tones of #ACC2CD

#AFC1CB#B1C1C9#B3C0C6#B5BFC4#B8BEC1#BABEBF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDB7AC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.85:1 Fails
Against black text11.35:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACC2CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACC2CD

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 #ACC2CD: ·

How #ACC2CD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B6B6CADeuteranopia · #B4B3CATritanopia · #ADC8C8

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 #ACC2CD rather than the exact color:

Palette 96b6c5
#96B6C5 · #ADC4CE · #EEE0C9 · #F1F0E8
Palette F5efe6
#F5EFE6 · #E8DFCA · #AEBDCA · #7895B2
Velvet Ruby
#790D16 · #E5D3AF · #F5EFE1 · #AEC4D4
Palette 4c585b
#4C585B · #7E99A3 · #A5BFCC · #F4EDD3
Palette B3c8cf
#B3C8CF · #BED7DC · #F1EEDC · #E5DDC5
Palette 89a8b2
#89A8B2 · #B3C8CF · #E5E1DA · #F1F0E8

Similar colors

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

#ADC4CE#AEBDCA#AEC4D4#A5BFCC#B3C8CF#B5C0D0#A5C9CA#A7C8C6#A7BBC7#AFB9C8#B7C4CF#ADCCC7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACC2CC  ·  #ACC2CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACC2CD?

#ACC2CD is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 172, 194, 205). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACC2CD?

#ACC2CD is RGB 172, 194, 205 — HSL 200°, 25%, 74% — CMYK 16%, 5%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #ACC2CD?

Its complement is #CDB7AC; analogous partners are #ACCDC8 and #ACB2CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACC2CD for text?

Black text on #ACC2CD has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.