Palettes / Colors / #B1CDCD

#B1CDCD — Light Dusty Teal

#B1CDCD is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the teal family.

#B1CDCD 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 #CDB1B1; it also sits naturally between #B1CDBF and #B1BFCD. 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 69% · Green 80% · Blue 80%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B1CDCD

.text { color: #B1CDCD; }
.background { background-color: #B1CDCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B1CDCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(177, 205, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 22%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B1CDCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(177, 205, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B1CDCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(177, 205, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B1CDCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B1CDCD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDB1B1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B1CDCD: #000000.

How #B1CDCD 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 #B1CDCD 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

← #B1CDCC  ·  #B1CDCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B1CDCD?

#B1CDCD is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 177, 205, 205). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B1CDCD?

#B1CDCD is RGB 177, 205, 205 — HSL 180°, 22%, 75% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #B1CDCD?

Its complement is #CDB1B1; analogous partners are #B1CDBF and #B1BFCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B1CDCD for text?

Black text on #B1CDCD has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.