Palettes / Colors / #BECCCF
#BECCCF — Light Dusty Teal
#BECCCF 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 #BECCCF 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.
#BECCCF 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 #CFC2BE; it also sits naturally between #BECFCA and #BEC4CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BECCCF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 204, 207 |
| HSL | 191°, 15%, 78% |
| HSV | 191°, 8%, 81% |
| CMYK | 8%, 1%, 0%, 19% |
| XYZ | 54.09, 58.64, 67.50 |
| Yxy | 58.64, 0.3001, 0.3254 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.09, -4.15, -3.13 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.58, -3.89, -2.94 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · 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
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CSS code for #BECCCF
.text { color: #BECCCF; }
.background { background-color: #BECCCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BECCCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 204, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 15%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BECCCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 204, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BECCCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 204, 207, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BECCCF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BECCCF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFC2BE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.65:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.73:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BECCCF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BECCCF
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BECCCF: ·
How #BECCCF 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 #BECCCF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BECCCF?
#BECCCF is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 190, 204, 207). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BECCCF?
#BECCCF is RGB 190, 204, 207 — HSL 191°, 15%, 78% — CMYK 8%, 1%, 0%, 19%.
What colors go with #BECCCF?
Its complement is #CFC2BE; analogous partners are #BECFCA and #BEC4CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BECCCF for text?
Black text on #BECCCF has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.