Palettes / Colors / #BBD3CD
#BBD3CD — Light Dusty Teal
#BBD3CD 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 #BBD3CD 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.
#BBD3CD 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 #D3BBC1; it also sits naturally between #BBD3C1 and #BBCDD3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBD3CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 211, 205 |
| HSL | 165°, 21%, 78% |
| HSV | 165°, 11%, 83% |
| CMYK | 11%, 0%, 3%, 17% |
| XYZ | 54.81, 61.56, 66.75 |
| Yxy | 61.56, 0.2993, 0.3362 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.68, -9.17, 0.24 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.46, -8.56, 0.22 |
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
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CSS code for #BBD3CD
.text { color: #BBD3CD; }
.background { background-color: #BBD3CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBD3CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 211, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(165, 21%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBD3CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 211, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBD3CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 211, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBD3CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBD3CD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BBD3CD
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D3BBC1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.31:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBD3CD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBD3CD
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 #BBD3CD: ·
How #BBD3CD 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 #BBD3CD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BBD3CD?
#BBD3CD is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 211, 205). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBD3CD?
#BBD3CD is RGB 187, 211, 205 — HSL 165°, 21%, 78% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 3%, 17%.
What colors go with #BBD3CD?
Its complement is #D3BBC1; analogous partners are #BBD3C1 and #BBCDD3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBD3CD for text?
Black text on #BBD3CD has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.