Palettes / Colors / #B3CCCB

#B3CCCB — Light Dusty Teal

#B3CCCB is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the teal family.

#B3CCCB 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 #CCB3B3; it also sits naturally between #B3CCBE and #B3C0CC. 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 80%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B3CCCB

.text { color: #B3CCCB; }
.background { background-color: #B3CCCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B3CCCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(179, 204, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 20%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B3CCCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(179, 204, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B3CCCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(179, 204, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B3CCCB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B3CCCB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCB3B3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B3CCCB: #000000.

How #B3CCCB 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 #B3CCCB 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

← #B3CCCA  ·  #B3CCCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B3CCCB?

#B3CCCB is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 179, 204, 203). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B3CCCB?

#B3CCCB is RGB 179, 204, 203 — HSL 178°, 20%, 75% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #B3CCCB?

Its complement is #CCB3B3; analogous partners are #B3CCBE and #B3C0CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B3CCCB for text?

Black text on #B3CCCB has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.