Palettes / Colors / #BBD3CC

#BBD3CC — Light Dusty Teal

#BBD3CC is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the teal family.

#BBD3CC 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 #D3BBC2; it also sits naturally between #BBD3C0 and #BBCED3. 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 83% · Blue 80%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBD3CC

.text { color: #BBD3CC; }
.background { background-color: #BBD3CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBD3CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 211, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(163, 21%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBD3CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 211, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBD3CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 211, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBD3CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBD3CC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3BBC2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBD3CC: #000000.

How #BBD3CC 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 #BBD3CC 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

← #BBD3CB  ·  #BBD3CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBD3CC?

#BBD3CC is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 211, 204). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBD3CC?

#BBD3CC is RGB 187, 211, 204 — HSL 163°, 21%, 78% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 3%, 17%.

What colors go with #BBD3CC?

Its complement is #D3BBC2; analogous partners are #BBD3C0 and #BBCED3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBD3CC for text?

Black text on #BBD3CC has a contrast ratio of 13.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.