Palettes / Colors / #BDCBCB

#BDCBCB — Light Dusty Teal

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

#BDCBCB 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 #CBBDBD; it also sits naturally between #BDCBC4 and #BDC4CB. 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 80%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDCBCB

.text { color: #BDCBCB; }
.background { background-color: #BDCBCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDCBCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 203, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 12%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDCBCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 203, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDCBCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 203, 203, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBBDBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDCBCB: #000000.

How #BDCBCB 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 #BDCBCB 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

← #BDCBCA  ·  #BDCBCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDCBCB?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDCBCB?

#BDCBCB is RGB 189, 203, 203 — HSL 180°, 12%, 77% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #BDCBCB?

Its complement is #CBBDBD; analogous partners are #BDCBC4 and #BDC4CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDCBCB for text?

Black text on #BDCBCB has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.