Palettes / Colors / #B3CDCA

#B3CDCA — Light Dusty Teal

#B3CDCA 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 #B3CDCA 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.

#B3CDCA 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 #CDB2B5; it also sits naturally between #B2CDBC and #B2C2CD. 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 1% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B3CDCA

.text { color: #B3CDCA; }
.background { background-color: #B3CDCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B3CDCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(179, 205, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 21%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B3CDCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(179, 205, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B3CDCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(179, 205, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B3CDCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B3CDCA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDB2B5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B3CDCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B3CDCA

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 #B3CDCA 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 #B3CDCA 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

← #B3CDC9  ·  #B3CDCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B3CDCA?

#B3CDCA is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 179, 205, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B3CDCA?

#B3CDCA is RGB 179, 205, 202 — HSL 173°, 21%, 75% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 1%, 20%.

What colors go with #B3CDCA?

Its complement is #CDB2B5; analogous partners are #B2CDBC and #B2C2CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B3CDCA for text?

Black text on #B3CDCA has a contrast ratio of 12.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.