What color is #BDCFB8?

#BDCFB8 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 #BDCFB8?

The RGB value is 189, 207, 184: 189 red, 207 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDCFB8?

The complementary color is #CAB8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDCFB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDCFB8 color

#BDCFB8 rgb(189, 207, 184)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDCFB8 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 81.2% green and 72.2% blue (189, 207, 184).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 19% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.78:1).

#BDCFB8 color codes

HEX	`#BDCFB8`
RGB	`rgb(189, 207, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 81.2%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 19%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 11%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.24, -10.33, 9.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.24, 13.95, 137.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.949, 58.905, 53.971)`
Decimal	`12439480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDCFB8, 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 #BDCFB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDCFB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.78:1	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 #BDCFB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdcfb8; }
.text { color: #bdcfb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdcfb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 207 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdcfb8, #b8cfbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDCFB8?: #BDCFB8 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 #BDCFB8?: The RGB value is 189, 207, 184: 189 red, 207 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDCFB8?: The complementary color is #CAB8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDCFB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.