Palettes / Colors / #BFCCCE

#BFCCCE — Light Dusty Teal

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

#BFCCCE 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 #CEC2C0; it also sits naturally between #C0CEC9 and #C0C5CE. 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 75% · Green 80% · Blue 81%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFCCCE

.text { color: #BFCCCE; }
.background { background-color: #BFCCCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFCCCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 204, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 13%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFCCCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 204, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFCCCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 204, 206, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEC2C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFCCCE: #000000.

How #BFCCCE 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 #BFCCCE 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

← #BFCCCD  ·  #BFCCCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFCCCE?

#BFCCCE is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 191, 204, 206). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFCCCE?

#BFCCCE is RGB 191, 204, 206 — HSL 188°, 13%, 78% — CMYK 7%, 1%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #BFCCCE?

Its complement is #CEC2C0; analogous partners are #C0CEC9 and #C0C5CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFCCCE for text?

Black text on #BFCCCE has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.