Palettes / Colors / #BCDBD8

#BCDBD8 — Light Dusty Teal

#BCDBD8 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 #BCDBD8 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.

#BCDBD8 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 #DBBDC0; it also sits naturally between #BDDBC9 and #BDCFDB. 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 86% · Blue 85%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCDBD8

.text { color: #BCDBD8; }
.background { background-color: #BCDBD8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCDBD8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 219, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 30%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCDBD8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 219, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCDBD8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 219, 216, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCDBD8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCDBD8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBBDC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCDBD8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCDBD8

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 #BCDBD8 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 #BCDBD8 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

← #BCDBD7  ·  #BCDBD9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCDBD8?

#BCDBD8 is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 188, 219, 216). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCDBD8?

#BCDBD8 is RGB 188, 219, 216 — HSL 174°, 30%, 80% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 1%, 14%.

What colors go with #BCDBD8?

Its complement is #DBBDC0; analogous partners are #BDDBC9 and #BDCFDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCDBD8 for text?

Black text on #BCDBD8 has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.