Palettes / Colors / #ACCBD2

#ACCBD2 — Light Dusty Teal

#ACCBD2 is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #ACCBD2 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.

#ACCBD2 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 #D2B3AC; it also sits naturally between #ACD2C6 and #ACB8D2. 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 82%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ACCBD2

.text { color: #ACCBD2; }
.background { background-color: #ACCBD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACCBD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 203, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 30%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACCBD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 203, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACCBD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 203, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACCBD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACCBD2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2B3AC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ACCBD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACCBD2

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 #ACCBD2 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 #ACCBD2 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

← #ACCBD1  ·  #ACCBD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACCBD2?

#ACCBD2 is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 172, 203, 210). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACCBD2?

#ACCBD2 is RGB 172, 203, 210 — HSL 191°, 30%, 75% — CMYK 18%, 3%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #ACCBD2?

Its complement is #D2B3AC; analogous partners are #ACD2C6 and #ACB8D2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACCBD2 for text?

Black text on #ACCBD2 has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.