Palettes / Colors / #BFCFCD

#BFCFCD — Light Dusty Teal

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

#BFCFCD 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 #CFBFC1; it also sits naturally between #BFCFC5 and #BFC9CF. 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 81% · Blue 80%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFCFCD

.text { color: #BFCFCD; }
.background { background-color: #BFCFCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFCFCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 207, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 14%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFCFCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 207, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFCFCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 207, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BFCFCD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFBFC1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFCFCD: #000000.

How #BFCFCD 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 #BFCFCD 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

← #BFCFCC  ·  #BFCFCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFCFCD?

#BFCFCD is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 191, 207, 205). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFCFCD?

#BFCFCD is RGB 191, 207, 205 — HSL 173°, 14%, 78% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 1%, 19%.

What colors go with #BFCFCD?

Its complement is #CFBFC1; analogous partners are #BFCFC5 and #BFC9CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFCFCD for text?

Black text on #BFCFCD has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.