Palettes / Colors / #BBD0CF

#BBD0CF — Light Dusty Teal

#BBD0CF 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 #BBD0CF 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.

#BBD0CF 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 #CFBABB; it also sits naturally between #BACFC3 and #BAC5CF. 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 0% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBD0CF

.text { color: #BBD0CF; }
.background { background-color: #BBD0CF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBD0CF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 208, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 18%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBD0CF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 208, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBD0CF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 208, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBD0CF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBD0CF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFBABB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBD0CF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBD0CF

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 #BBD0CF 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 #BBD0CF 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

← #BBD0CE  ·  #BBD0D0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBD0CF?

#BBD0CF is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 208, 207). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBD0CF?

#BBD0CF is RGB 187, 208, 207 — HSL 177°, 18%, 77% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #BBD0CF?

Its complement is #CFBABB; analogous partners are #BACFC3 and #BAC5CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBD0CF for text?

Black text on #BBD0CF has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.