Palettes / Colors / #B2CDC9

#B2CDC9 — Light Dusty Teal

#B2CDC9 is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the teal family.

#B2CDC9 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 #CDB2B6; it also sits naturally between #B2CDBB and #B2C3CD. 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 70% · Green 80% · Blue 79%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B2CDC9

.text { color: #B2CDC9; }
.background { background-color: #B2CDC9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B2CDC9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(178, 205, 201); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(171, 21%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B2CDC9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(178, 205, 201, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B2CDC9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(178, 205, 201, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B2CDC9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B2CDC9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDB2B6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B2CDC9: #000000.

How #B2CDC9 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 #B2CDC9 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

← #B2CDC8  ·  #B2CDCA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B2CDC9?

#B2CDC9 is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 178, 205, 201). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B2CDC9?

#B2CDC9 is RGB 178, 205, 201 — HSL 171°, 21%, 75% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 2%, 20%.

What colors go with #B2CDC9?

Its complement is #CDB2B6; analogous partners are #B2CDBB and #B2C3CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B2CDC9 for text?

Black text on #B2CDC9 has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.