Palettes / Colors / #BFCDC9

#BFCDC9 — Light Dusty Teal

#BFCDC9 is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the teal family.

#BFCDC9 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 #CEC0C4; it also sits naturally between #C0CEC3 and #C0CBCE. 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 79%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFCDC9

.text { color: #BFCDC9; }
.background { background-color: #BFCDC9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFCDC9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 205, 201); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(163, 12%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFCDC9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 205, 201, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFCDC9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 205, 201, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFCDC9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFCDC9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEC0C4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFCDC9: #000000.

How #BFCDC9 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 #BFCDC9 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

← #BFCDC8  ·  #BFCDCA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFCDC9?

#BFCDC9 is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 191, 205, 201). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFCDC9?

#BFCDC9 is RGB 191, 205, 201 — HSL 163°, 12%, 78% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 2%, 20%.

What colors go with #BFCDC9?

Its complement is #CEC0C4; analogous partners are #C0CEC3 and #C0CBCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFCDC9 for text?

Black text on #BFCDC9 has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.