Palettes / Colors / #BBCED3

#BBCED3 — Light Dusty Teal

#BBCED3 is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the teal family.

#BBCED3 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 #D3C0BB; it also sits naturally between #BBD3CC and #BBC2D3. 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 81% · Blue 83%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBCED3

.text { color: #BBCED3; }
.background { background-color: #BBCED3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBCED3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 206, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(192, 21%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBCED3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 206, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBCED3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 206, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBCED3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBCED3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3C0BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBCED3: #000000.

How #BBCED3 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 #BBCED3 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

← #BBCED2  ·  #BBCED4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBCED3?

#BBCED3 is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 206, 211). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBCED3?

#BBCED3 is RGB 187, 206, 211 — HSL 192°, 21%, 78% — CMYK 11%, 2%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #BBCED3?

Its complement is #D3C0BB; analogous partners are #BBD3CC and #BBC2D3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBCED3 for text?

Black text on #BBCED3 has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.