Palettes / Colors / #BBD0CE

#BBD0CE — Light Dusty Teal

#BBD0CE is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the teal family.

#BBD0CE 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 #CFBABC; it also sits naturally between #BACFC2 and #BAC6CF. 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 82% · Blue 81%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBD0CE

.text { color: #BBD0CE; }
.background { background-color: #BBD0CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBD0CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 208, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 18%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBD0CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 208, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBD0CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 208, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBD0CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBD0CE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFBABC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBD0CE: #000000.

How #BBD0CE 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 #BBD0CE 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

← #BBD0CD  ·  #BBD0CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBD0CE?

#BBD0CE is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 208, 206). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBD0CE?

#BBD0CE is RGB 187, 208, 206 — HSL 174°, 18%, 77% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 1%, 18%.

What colors go with #BBD0CE?

Its complement is #CFBABC; analogous partners are #BACFC2 and #BAC6CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBD0CE for text?

Black text on #BBD0CE has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.