Palettes / Colors / #AECFCB
#AECFCB — Light Dusty Teal
#AECFCB 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 #AECFCB 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.
#AECFCB 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 #D0AFB3; it also sits naturally between #AFD0BB and #AFC3D0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AECFCB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 207, 203 |
| HSL | 173°, 26%, 75% |
| HSV | 173°, 16%, 81% |
| CMYK | 16%, 0%, 2%, 19% |
| XYZ | 50.55, 57.94, 65.02 |
| Yxy | 57.94, 0.2913, 0.3339 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.70, -11.73, -1.69 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.12, -10.77, -1.57 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 81% · Blue 80%
Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 19%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AECFCB
.text { color: #AECFCB; }
.background { background-color: #AECFCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AECFCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 207, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 26%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AECFCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 207, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AECFCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 207, 203, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AECFCB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AECFCB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D0AFB3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.67:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.59:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AECFCB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AECFCB
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #AECFCB: ·
How #AECFCB 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 #AECFCB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #AECFCB?
#AECFCB is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 207, 203). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AECFCB?
#AECFCB is RGB 174, 207, 203 — HSL 173°, 26%, 75% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 2%, 19%.
What colors go with #AECFCB?
Its complement is #D0AFB3; analogous partners are #AFD0BB and #AFC3D0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AECFCB for text?
Black text on #AECFCB has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.