Palettes / Colors / #BBCDD2

#BBCDD2 — Light Dusty Teal

#BBCDD2 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 #BBCDD2 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.

#BBCDD2 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D2C1BC; it also sits naturally between #BCD2CC and #BCC2D2. 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 82%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBCDD2

.text { color: #BBCDD2; }
.background { background-color: #BBCDD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBCDD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 205, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 20%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBCDD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 205, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBCDD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 205, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBCDD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBCDD2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2C1BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBCDD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBCDD2

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 #BBCDD2 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 #BBCDD2 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBCDD2?

#BBCDD2 is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 205, 210). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBCDD2?

#BBCDD2 is RGB 187, 205, 210 — HSL 193°, 20%, 78% — CMYK 11%, 2%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #BBCDD2?

Its complement is #D2C1BC; analogous partners are #BCD2CC and #BCC2D2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBCDD2 for text?

Black text on #BBCDD2 has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.