Palettes / Colors / #BECDCE
#BECDCE — Light Dusty Teal
#BECDCE 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 #BECDCE 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.
#BECDCE 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 #CFC0BF; it also sits naturally between #BFCFC8 and #BFC6CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BECDCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 205, 206 |
| HSL | 184°, 14%, 78% |
| HSV | 184°, 8%, 81% |
| CMYK | 8%, 0%, 0%, 19% |
| XYZ | 54.21, 59.07, 66.94 |
| Yxy | 59.07, 0.3008, 0.3278 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.33, -4.87, -2.25 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.85, -4.56, -2.10 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 80% · Blue 81%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · 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 #BECDCE
.text { color: #BECDCE; }
.background { background-color: #BECDCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BECDCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 205, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 14%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BECDCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 205, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BECDCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 205, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BECDCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BECDCE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFC0BF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.64:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.81:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BECDCE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BECDCE
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 #BECDCE: ·
How #BECDCE 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 #BECDCE 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 #BECDCE?
#BECDCE is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 190, 205, 206). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BECDCE?
#BECDCE is RGB 190, 205, 206 — HSL 184°, 14%, 78% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 0%, 19%.
What colors go with #BECDCE?
Its complement is #CFC0BF; analogous partners are #BFCFC8 and #BFC6CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BECDCE for text?
Black text on #BECDCE has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.