What color is #BDDFD8?

#BDDFD8 is a light, desaturated spring green known as Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Antiguan?

The RGB value is 189, 223, 216: 189 red, 223 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Antiguan?

The complementary color is #DFBDC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDDFD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Antiguan color: hex code #BDDFD8

#BDDFD8 rgb(189, 223, 216)

Shades of teal

Antiguan has the hex code #BDDFD8. It is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 87.5% green and 84.7% blue (189, 223, 216).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 35% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.71:1).

Antiguan (#BDDFD8) color codes

HEX	`#BDDFD8`
RGB	`rgb(189, 223, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 87.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 35%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 3%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.28, -12.51, -0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.28, 12.51, 181.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.765, 68.551, 75.035)`
Decimal	`12443608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Antiguan, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BDDFD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDDFD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BDDFD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bddfd8; }
.text { color: #bddfd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bddfd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 223 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bddfd8, #bdd5df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

See #BDDFD8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BDDFD8?: #BDDFD8 is a light, desaturated spring green known as Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Antiguan?: The RGB value is 189, 223, 216: 189 red, 223 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Antiguan?: The complementary color is #DFBDC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDDFD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.