Palettes / Colors / #BBCECD
#BBCECD — Light Dusty Teal
#BBCECD 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 #BBCECD 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.
#BBCECD 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 #CEBBBC; it also sits naturally between #BBCEC3 and #BBC5CE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBCECD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 206, 205 |
| HSL | 177°, 16%, 77% |
| HSV | 177°, 9%, 81% |
| CMYK | 9%, 0%, 0%, 19% |
| XYZ | 53.58, 59.12, 66.34 |
| Yxy | 59.12, 0.2993, 0.3302 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.35, -6.58, -1.70 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.89, -6.14, -1.58 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 81% · Blue 80%
Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBCECD
.text { color: #BBCECD; }
.background { background-color: #BBCECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBCECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 206, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 16%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBCECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 206, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBCECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 206, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBCECD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBCECD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BBCECD
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Tones of #BBCECD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CEBBBC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.64:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.82:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBCECD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBCECD
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 #BBCECD: ·
How #BBCECD 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 #BBCECD 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #BBCECD?
#BBCECD is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 206, 205). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBCECD?
#BBCECD is RGB 187, 206, 205 — HSL 177°, 16%, 77% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 0%, 19%.
What colors go with #BBCECD?
Its complement is #CEBBBC; analogous partners are #BBCEC3 and #BBC5CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBCECD for text?
Black text on #BBCECD has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.