What color is #BDE1C4?

#BDE1C4 is a light, desaturated green known as Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mother Nature?

The RGB value is 189, 225, 196: 189 red, 225 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mother Nature?

The complementary color is #E1BDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDE1C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mother Nature color: hex code #BDE1C4

#BDE1C4 rgb(189, 225, 196)

Shades of green

Mother Nature has the hex code #BDE1C4. It is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 88.2% green and 76.9% blue (189, 225, 196).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 37% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.73:1).

Mother Nature (#BDE1C4) color codes

HEX	`#BDE1C4`
RGB	`rgb(189, 225, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 88.2%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 37%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 16%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 13%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.33, -17.3, 10.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.33, 20.13, 149.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.873, 68.653, 62.416)`
Decimal	`12444100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mother Nature, 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 #BDE1C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDE1C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.73:1	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 #BDE1C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bde1c4; }
.text { color: #bde1c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bde1c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 225 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bde1c4, #bde1d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

See #BDE1C4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BDE1C4?: #BDE1C4 is a light, desaturated green known as Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mother Nature?: The RGB value is 189, 225, 196: 189 red, 225 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mother Nature?: The complementary color is #E1BDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDE1C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.