Palettes / Colors / #BFCECB
#BFCECB — Light Dusty Teal
#BFCECB 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 #BFCECB 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.
#BFCECB 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 #CEC0C3; it also sits naturally between #C0CEC4 and #C0CACE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFCECB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 206, 203 |
| HSL | 168°, 13%, 78% |
| HSV | 168°, 7%, 81% |
| CMYK | 7%, 0%, 1%, 19% |
| XYZ | 54.34, 59.53, 65.13 |
| Yxy | 59.53, 0.3036, 0.3326 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.58, -5.64, -0.27 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.16, -5.28, -0.25 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 81% · Blue 80%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 19%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFCECB
.text { color: #BFCECB; }
.background { background-color: #BFCECB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFCECB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 206, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(168, 13%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFCECB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 206, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFCECB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 206, 203, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFCECB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFCECB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CEC0C3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.63:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.91:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFCECB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFCECB
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 #BFCECB: ·
How #BFCECB 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 #BFCECB 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 #BFCECB?
#BFCECB is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 191, 206, 203). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFCECB?
#BFCECB is RGB 191, 206, 203 — HSL 168°, 13%, 78% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 1%, 19%.
What colors go with #BFCECB?
Its complement is #CEC0C3; analogous partners are #C0CEC4 and #C0CACE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFCECB for text?
Black text on #BFCECB has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.