Palettes / Colors / #BACFCD
#BACFCD — Light Dusty Teal
#BACFCD 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 #BACFCD 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.
#BACFCD 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 #CFBABC; it also sits naturally between #BACFC2 and #BAC6CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BACFCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 186, 207, 205 |
| HSL | 174°, 18%, 77% |
| HSV | 174°, 10%, 81% |
| CMYK | 10%, 0%, 1%, 19% |
| XYZ | 53.58, 59.47, 66.41 |
| Yxy | 59.47, 0.2986, 0.3314 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.55, -7.43, -1.42 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.12, -6.92, -1.32 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 81% · Blue 80%
Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 19%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BACFCD
.text { color: #BACFCD; }
.background { background-color: #BACFCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BACFCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 207, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 18%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BACFCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 207, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BACFCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 207, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BACFCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BACFCD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BACFCD
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFBABC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.63:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.89:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BACFCD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BACFCD
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BACFCD: ·
How #BACFCD 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 #BACFCD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BACFCD?
#BACFCD is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 186, 207, 205). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BACFCD?
#BACFCD is RGB 186, 207, 205 — HSL 174°, 18%, 77% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 1%, 19%.
What colors go with #BACFCD?
Its complement is #CFBABC; analogous partners are #BACFC2 and #BAC6CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BACFCD for text?
Black text on #BACFCD has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.