Palettes / Colors / #BDCBCE

#BDCBCE — Light Dusty Teal

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BDCBCE 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.

#BDCBCE 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 #CDBFBC; it also sits naturally between #BCCDC8 and #BCC1CD. 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 81%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDCBCE

.text { color: #BDCBCE; }
.background { background-color: #BDCBCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDCBCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 203, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 15%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDCBCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 203, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDCBCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 203, 206, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDBFBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDCBCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDCBCE

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 #BDCBCE 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 #BDCBCE 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

← #BDCBCD  ·  #BDCBCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDCBCE?

#BDCBCE is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 189, 203, 206). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDCBCE?

#BDCBCE is RGB 189, 203, 206 — HSL 191°, 15%, 77% — CMYK 8%, 1%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #BDCBCE?

Its complement is #CDBFBC; analogous partners are #BCCDC8 and #BCC1CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDCBCE for text?

Black text on #BDCBCE has a contrast ratio of 12.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.