Palettes / Colors / #BCCDCA

#BCCDCA — Light Dusty Teal

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

#BCCDCA 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 #CDBCBF; it also sits naturally between #BCCDC1 and #BCC8CD. 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 74% · Green 80% · Blue 79%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCCDCA

.text { color: #BCCDCA; }
.background { background-color: #BCCDCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCCDCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 205, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(169, 15%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCCDCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 205, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCCDCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 205, 202, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDBCBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCCDCA: #000000.

How #BCCDCA 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 #BCCDCA 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

← #BCCDC9  ·  #BCCDCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCCDCA?

#BCCDCA is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 188, 205, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCCDCA?

#BCCDCA is RGB 188, 205, 202 — HSL 169°, 15%, 77% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 1%, 20%.

What colors go with #BCCDCA?

Its complement is #CDBCBF; analogous partners are #BCCDC1 and #BCC8CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCCDCA for text?

Black text on #BCCDCA has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.