What color is #BDCEB6?

#BDCEB6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDCEB6?

The RGB value is 189, 206, 182: 189 red, 206 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDCEB6?

The complementary color is #C7B6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDCEB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDCEB6 color

#BDCEB6 rgb(189, 206, 182)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDCEB6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 80.8% green and 71.4% blue (189, 206, 182).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 20% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#BDCEB6 color codes

HEX	`#BDCEB6`
RGB	`rgb(189, 206, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 80.8%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 20%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 12%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 12%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.93, -10.16, 9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.93, 14.25, 135.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.5, 58.338, 52.794)`
Decimal	`12439222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDCEB6, 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 #BDCEB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDCEB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	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 #BDCEB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdceb6; }
.text { color: #bdceb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdceb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 206 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdceb6, #b6cebb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDCEB6?: #BDCEB6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDCEB6?: The RGB value is 189, 206, 182: 189 red, 206 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDCEB6?: The complementary color is #C7B6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDCEB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.