Palettes / Colors / #ADBBBF

#ADBBBF — Light Dusty Teal

#ADBBBF 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 #ADBBBF 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.

#ADBBBF 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 #BEB0AC; it also sits naturally between #ACBEB9 and #ACB1BE. 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 68% · Green 73% · Blue 75%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADBBBF

.text { color: #ADBBBF; }
.background { background-color: #ADBBBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADBBBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 187, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 12%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADBBBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 187, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADBBBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 187, 191, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEB0AC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADBBBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADBBBF

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 #ADBBBF 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 #ADBBBF 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

← #ADBBBE  ·  #ADBBC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADBBBF?

#ADBBBF is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 173, 187, 191). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADBBBF?

#ADBBBF is RGB 173, 187, 191 — HSL 193°, 12%, 71% — CMYK 9%, 2%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #ADBBBF?

Its complement is #BEB0AC; analogous partners are #ACBEB9 and #ACB1BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADBBBF for text?

Black text on #ADBBBF has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.