Palettes / Colors / #BBCBC9

#BBCBC9 — Light Dusty Teal

#BBCBC9 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 #BBCBC9 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.

#BBCBC9 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 #CABABC; it also sits naturally between #BACAC0 and #BAC4CA. 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 73% · Green 80% · Blue 79%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBCBC9

.text { color: #BBCBC9; }
.background { background-color: #BBCBC9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBCBC9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 203, 201); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 13%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBCBC9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 203, 201, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBCBC9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 203, 201, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBCBC9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBCBC9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CABABC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBCBC9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBCBC9

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 #BBCBC9 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 #BBCBC9 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

← #BBCBC8  ·  #BBCBCA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBCBC9?

#BBCBC9 is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 203, 201). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBCBC9?

#BBCBC9 is RGB 187, 203, 201 — HSL 173°, 13%, 76% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 1%, 20%.

What colors go with #BBCBC9?

Its complement is #CABABC; analogous partners are #BACAC0 and #BAC4CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBCBC9 for text?

Black text on #BBCBC9 has a contrast ratio of 12.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.