Palettes / Colors / #BBD3CF

#BBD3CF — Light Dusty Teal

#BBD3CF is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the teal family.

#BBD3CF 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 #D3BBBF; it also sits naturally between #BBD3C3 and #BBCBD3. 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 81%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBD3CF

.text { color: #BBD3CF; }
.background { background-color: #BBD3CF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBD3CF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 211, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(170, 21%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBD3CF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 211, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBD3CF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 211, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBD3CF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBD3CF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3BBBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBD3CF: #000000.

How #BBD3CF 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 #BBD3CF 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

← #BBD3CE  ·  #BBD3D0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBD3CF?

#BBD3CF is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 211, 207). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBD3CF?

#BBD3CF is RGB 187, 211, 207 — HSL 170°, 21%, 78% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 2%, 17%.

What colors go with #BBD3CF?

Its complement is #D3BBBF; analogous partners are #BBD3C3 and #BBCBD3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBD3CF for text?

Black text on #BBD3CF has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.