Palettes / Colors / #BCD8DC

#BCD8DC — Light Dusty Teal

#BCD8DC is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #BCD8DC 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.

#BCD8DC 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 #DCC0BC; it also sits naturally between #BCDCD0 and #BCC8DC. 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 85% · Blue 86%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCD8DC

.text { color: #BCD8DC; }
.background { background-color: #BCD8DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCD8DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 216, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 31%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCD8DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 216, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCD8DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 216, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCD8DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCD8DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCC0BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCD8DC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCD8DC

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 #BCD8DC 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 #BCD8DC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCD8DC?

#BCD8DC is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 188, 216, 220). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCD8DC?

#BCD8DC is RGB 188, 216, 220 — HSL 188°, 31%, 80% — CMYK 15%, 2%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #BCD8DC?

Its complement is #DCC0BC; analogous partners are #BCDCD0 and #BCC8DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCD8DC for text?

Black text on #BCD8DC has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.