Palettes / Colors / #BFCFD2

#BFCFD2 — Light Dusty Teal

#BFCFD2 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 #BFCFD2 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.

#BFCFD2 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 #D3C3C0; it also sits naturally between #C0D3CC and #C0C7D3. 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 82%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFCFD2

.text { color: #BFCFD2; }
.background { background-color: #BFCFD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFCFD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 207, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 17%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFCFD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 207, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFCFD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 207, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFCFD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFCFD2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3C3C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFCFD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFCFD2

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:

How #BFCFD2 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 #BFCFD2 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

← #BFCFD1  ·  #BFCFD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFCFD2?

#BFCFD2 is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 191, 207, 210). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFCFD2?

#BFCFD2 is RGB 191, 207, 210 — HSL 189°, 17%, 79% — CMYK 9%, 1%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #BFCFD2?

Its complement is #D3C3C0; analogous partners are #C0D3CC and #C0C7D3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFCFD2 for text?

Black text on #BFCFD2 has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.