What color is #BDD2BF?

#BDD2BF 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 #BDD2BF?

The RGB value is 189, 210, 191: 189 red, 210 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDD2BF?

The complementary color is #D2BDD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDD2BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDD2BF color

#BDD2BF rgb(189, 210, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDD2BF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 82.4% green and 74.9% blue (189, 210, 191).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 19% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Marsh Fog (#C6D8C7), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.13:1).

#BDD2BF color codes

HEX	`#BDD2BF`
RGB	`rgb(189, 210, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 82.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 19%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 9%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.2, -10.62, 7.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.2, 12.73, 146.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.435, 60.673, 58.176)`
Decimal	`12440255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDD2BF, 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 #BDD2BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDD2BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.13:1	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 #BDD2BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdd2bf; }
.text { color: #bdd2bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdd2bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 210 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdd2bf, #bdd2ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDD2BF?: #BDD2BF 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 #BDD2BF?: The RGB value is 189, 210, 191: 189 red, 210 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDD2BF?: The complementary color is #D2BDD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDD2BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.