What color is #BDCEBE?

#BDCEBE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDCEBE?

The RGB value is 189, 206, 190: 189 red, 206 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDCEBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDCEBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDCEBE color

#BDCEBE rgb(189, 206, 190)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 80.8% green and 74.5% blue (189, 206, 190).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 15% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Marsh Fog (#C6D8C7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.74:1).

#BDCEBE color codes

HEX	`#BDCEBE`
RGB	`rgb(189, 206, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 80.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 15%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.11, -8.74, 5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.11, 10.6, 145.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.35, 58.679, 57.273)`
Decimal	`12439230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDCEBE, 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 #BDCEBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDCEBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.74:1	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 #BDCEBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdcebe; }
.text { color: #bdcebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdcebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 206 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdcebe, #bdcec7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDCEBE?: #BDCEBE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDCEBE?: The RGB value is 189, 206, 190: 189 red, 206 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDCEBE?: The complementary color is #CEBDCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDCEBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.