Palettes / Colors / #B4CFCA

#B4CFCA — Light Dusty Teal

#B4CFCA is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the teal family.

#B4CFCA 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 #CFB4B9; it also sits naturally between #B4CFBD and #B4C7CF. 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 71% · Green 81% · Blue 79%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 19%

Previews

CSS code for #B4CFCA

.text { color: #B4CFCA; }
.background { background-color: #B4CFCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B4CFCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(180, 207, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(169, 22%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B4CFCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(180, 207, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B4CFCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(180, 207, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B4CFCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B4CFCA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B4CFCA

Tints of #B4CFCA

Tones of #B4CFCA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFB4B9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B4CFCA: #000000.

How #B4CFCA 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 #B4CFCA or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B4CFC9  ·  #B4CFCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B4CFCA?

#B4CFCA is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 180, 207, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B4CFCA?

#B4CFCA is RGB 180, 207, 202 — HSL 169°, 22%, 76% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 2%, 19%.

What colors go with #B4CFCA?

Its complement is #CFB4B9; analogous partners are #B4CFBD and #B4C7CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B4CFCA for text?

Black text on #B4CFCA has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.