Palettes / Colors / #ACCBCB

#ACCBCB — Light Dusty Teal

#ACCBCB 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 #ACCBCB 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.

#ACCBCB 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 #CCADAD; it also sits naturally between #ADCCBD and #ADBDCC. 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 80% · Blue 80%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ACCBCB

.text { color: #ACCBCB; }
.background { background-color: #ACCBCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACCBCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 203, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 23%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACCBCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 203, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACCBCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 203, 203, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCADAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ACCBCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACCBCB

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 #ACCBCB 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 #ACCBCB 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

← #ACCBCA  ·  #ACCBCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACCBCB?

#ACCBCB is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 172, 203, 203). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACCBCB?

#ACCBCB is RGB 172, 203, 203 — HSL 180°, 23%, 74% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #ACCBCB?

Its complement is #CCADAD; analogous partners are #ADCCBD and #ADBDCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACCBCB for text?

Black text on #ACCBCB has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.