Palettes / Colors / #BDCED1

#BDCED1 — Light Dusty Teal

#BDCED1 is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the teal family.

#BDCED1 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 #D1C0BD; it also sits naturally between #BDD1CA and #BDC4D1. 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 81% · Blue 82%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDCED1

.text { color: #BDCED1; }
.background { background-color: #BDCED1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDCED1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 206, 209); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 18%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDCED1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 206, 209, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDCED1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 206, 209, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDCED1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDCED1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BDCED1

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1C0BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDCED1: #000000.

How #BDCED1 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 #BDCED1 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

← #BDCED0  ·  #BDCED2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDCED1?

#BDCED1 is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 189, 206, 209). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDCED1?

#BDCED1 is RGB 189, 206, 209 — HSL 189°, 18%, 78% — CMYK 10%, 1%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #BDCED1?

Its complement is #D1C0BD; analogous partners are #BDD1CA and #BDC4D1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDCED1 for text?

Black text on #BDCED1 has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.