Palettes / Colors / #B2D2BC

#B2D2BC — Light Dusty Green

#B2D2BC is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #B2D2BC 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.

#B2D2BC is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm 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 #D2B2C8; it also sits naturally between #B8D2B2 and #B2D2CC. 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 82% · Blue 74%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B2D2BC

.text { color: #B2D2BC; }
.background { background-color: #B2D2BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B2D2BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(178, 210, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(139, 26%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B2D2BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(178, 210, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B2D2BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(178, 210, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B2D2BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B2D2BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2B2C8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B2D2BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B2D2BC

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 #B2D2BC 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 #B2D2BC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #B2D2BC?

#B2D2BC is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 178, 210, 188). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B2D2BC?

#B2D2BC is RGB 178, 210, 188 — HSL 139°, 26%, 76% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 10%, 18%.

What colors go with #B2D2BC?

Its complement is #D2B2C8; analogous partners are #B8D2B2 and #B2D2CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B2D2BC for text?

Black text on #B2D2BC has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.