Palettes / Colors / #BDC8CB

#BDC8CB — Light Dusty Teal

#BDC8CB is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the teal family.

#BDC8CB 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 #CBC0BD; it also sits naturally between #BDCBC7 and #BDC1CB. 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 78% · Blue 80%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDC8CB

.text { color: #BDC8CB; }
.background { background-color: #BDC8CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDC8CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 200, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 12%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDC8CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 200, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDC8CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 200, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDC8CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDC8CB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBC0BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDC8CB: #000000.

How #BDC8CB 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 #BDC8CB 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 #BDC8CB?

#BDC8CB is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 189, 200, 203). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDC8CB?

#BDC8CB is RGB 189, 200, 203 — HSL 193°, 12%, 77% — CMYK 7%, 1%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #BDC8CB?

Its complement is #CBC0BD; analogous partners are #BDCBC7 and #BDC1CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDC8CB for text?

Black text on #BDC8CB has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.