What color is #BDD3BE?

#BDD3BE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDD3BE?

The RGB value is 189, 211, 190: 189 red, 211 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDD3BE?

The complementary color is #D3BDD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDD3BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDD3BE color

#BDD3BE rgb(189, 211, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDD3BE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 82.7% green and 74.5% blue (189, 211, 190).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 20% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Marsh Fog (#C6D8C7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.23:1).

#BDD3BE color codes

HEX	`#BDD3BE`
RGB	`rgb(189, 211, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 82.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 20%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 10%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.45, -11.31, 7.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.45, 13.8, 145.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.573, 61.124, 57.681)`
Decimal	`12440510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDD3BE, 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 #BDD3BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDD3BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.23:1	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 #BDD3BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdd3be; }
.text { color: #bdd3be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdd3be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 211 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdd3be, #bdd3c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDD3BE?: #BDD3BE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDD3BE?: The RGB value is 189, 211, 190: 189 red, 211 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDD3BE?: The complementary color is #D3BDD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDD3BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.