Palettes / Colors / #BBCCCE

#BBCCCE — Light Dusty Teal

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

#BBCCCE 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 #CEBDBB; it also sits naturally between #BBCEC6 and #BBC2CE. 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 81%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBCCCE

.text { color: #BBCCCE; }
.background { background-color: #BBCCCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBCCCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 204, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 16%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBCCCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 204, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBCCCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 204, 206, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEBDBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBCCCE: #000000.

How #BBCCCE 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 #BBCCCE 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

← #BBCCCD  ·  #BBCCCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBCCCE?

#BBCCCE is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 204, 206). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBCCCE?

#BBCCCE is RGB 187, 204, 206 — HSL 186°, 16%, 77% — CMYK 9%, 1%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #BBCCCE?

Its complement is #CEBDBB; analogous partners are #BBCEC6 and #BBC2CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBCCCE for text?

Black text on #BBCCCE has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.