Palettes / Colors / #BFCFCE

#BFCFCE — Light Dusty Teal

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

#BFCFCE 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 #CFBFC0; it also sits naturally between #BFCFC6 and #BFC8CF. 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 81%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFCFCE

.text { color: #BFCFCE; }
.background { background-color: #BFCFCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFCFCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 207, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 14%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFCFCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 207, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFCFCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 207, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BFCFCE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFBFC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFCFCE: #000000.

How #BFCFCE 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 #BFCFCE 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

← #BFCFCD  ·  #BFCFCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFCFCE?

#BFCFCE is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 191, 207, 206). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFCFCE?

#BFCFCE is RGB 191, 207, 206 — HSL 176°, 14%, 78% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #BFCFCE?

Its complement is #CFBFC0; analogous partners are #BFCFC6 and #BFC8CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFCFCE for text?

Black text on #BFCFCE has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.