Palettes / Colors / #BDCFCB

#BDCFCB — Light Dusty Teal

#BDCFCB 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 #BDCFCB 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.

#BDCFCB 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 #D0BEC2; it also sits naturally between #BED0C3 and #BECBD0. 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 80%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDCFCB

.text { color: #BDCFCB; }
.background { background-color: #BDCFCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDCFCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 207, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(167, 16%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDCFCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 207, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDCFCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 207, 203, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0BEC2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDCFCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDCFCB

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 #BDCFCB 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 #BDCFCB 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

← #BDCFCA  ·  #BDCFCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDCFCB?

#BDCFCB is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 189, 207, 203). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDCFCB?

#BDCFCB is RGB 189, 207, 203 — HSL 167°, 16%, 78% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 2%, 19%.

What colors go with #BDCFCB?

Its complement is #D0BEC2; analogous partners are #BED0C3 and #BECBD0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDCFCB for text?

Black text on #BDCFCB has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.