What color is #BDD3CD?

#BDD3CD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDD3CD?

The RGB value is 189, 211, 205: 189 red, 211 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDD3CD?

The complementary color is #D3BDC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDD3CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDD3CD color

#BDD3CD rgb(189, 211, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDD3CD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 82.7% green and 80.4% blue (189, 211, 205).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 20% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.36:1).

#BDD3CD color codes

HEX	`#BDD3CD`
RGB	`rgb(189, 211, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 82.7%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 20%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 3%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.81, -8.52, 0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.81, 8.53, 176.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.297, 61.814, 66.764)`
Decimal	`12440525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDD3CD, 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 #BDD3CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDD3CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	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 #BDD3CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdd3cd; }
.text { color: #bdd3cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdd3cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 211 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdd3cd, #bdced3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDD3CD?: #BDD3CD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDD3CD?: The RGB value is 189, 211, 205: 189 red, 211 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDD3CD?: The complementary color is #D3BDC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDD3CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.