Palettes / Colors / #BCD9D7

#BCD9D7 — Light Dusty Teal

#BCD9D7 is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#BCD9D7 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 #D8BABC; it also sits naturally between #BAD8C7 and #BACBD8. 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 84%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCD9D7

.text { color: #BCD9D7; }
.background { background-color: #BCD9D7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCD9D7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 217, 215); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 28%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCD9D7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 217, 215, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCD9D7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 217, 215, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCD9D7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCD9D7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D8BABC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCD9D7: #000000.

How #BCD9D7 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 #BCD9D7 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

← #BCD9D6  ·  #BCD9D8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCD9D7?

#BCD9D7 is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 188, 217, 215). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCD9D7?

#BCD9D7 is RGB 188, 217, 215 — HSL 176°, 28%, 79% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 1%, 15%.

What colors go with #BCD9D7?

Its complement is #D8BABC; analogous partners are #BAD8C7 and #BACBD8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCD9D7 for text?

Black text on #BCD9D7 has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.