Palettes / Colors / #BECFD4
#BECFD4 — Light Dusty Teal
#BECFD4 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 #BECFD4 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.
#BECFD4 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 #D4C4BF; it also sits naturally between #BFD4CE and #BFC4D4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BECFD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 207, 212 |
| HSL | 194°, 20%, 79% |
| HSV | 194°, 10%, 83% |
| CMYK | 10%, 2%, 0%, 17% |
| XYZ | 55.43, 60.33, 71.01 |
| Yxy | 60.33, 0.2968, 0.3230 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.02, -4.74, -4.45 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.67, -4.45, -4.22 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 81% · Blue 83%
Cyan 10% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BECFD4
.text { color: #BECFD4; }
.background { background-color: #BECFD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BECFD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 207, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 20%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BECFD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 207, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BECFD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 207, 212, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BECFD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BECFD4">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D4C4BF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.61:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.07:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BECFD4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BECFD4
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 #BECFD4: ·
How #BECFD4 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 #BECFD4 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 #BECFD4?
#BECFD4 is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 190, 207, 212). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BECFD4?
#BECFD4 is RGB 190, 207, 212 — HSL 194°, 20%, 79% — CMYK 10%, 2%, 0%, 17%.
What colors go with #BECFD4?
Its complement is #D4C4BF; analogous partners are #BFD4CE and #BFC4D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BECFD4 for text?
Black text on #BECFD4 has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.