What color is #BDD1BB?

#BDD1BB 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 #BDD1BB?

The RGB value is 189, 209, 187: 189 red, 209 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDD1BB?

The complementary color is #CFBBD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDD1BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDD1BB color

#BDD1BB rgb(189, 209, 187)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDD1BB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 82% green and 73.3% blue (189, 209, 187).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 19% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#BDD1BB color codes

HEX	`#BDD1BB`
RGB	`rgb(189, 209, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 82%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 19%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 11%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.84, -10.83, 8.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.84, 13.85, 141.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.755, 60.007, 55.807)`
Decimal	`12439995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDD1BB, 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 #BDD1BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDD1BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	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 #BDD1BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdd1bb; }
.text { color: #bdd1bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdd1bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 209 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdd1bb, #bbd1c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDD1BB?: #BDD1BB 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 #BDD1BB?: The RGB value is 189, 209, 187: 189 red, 209 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDD1BB?: The complementary color is #CFBBD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDD1BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.