What color is #BDD4CD?

#BDD4CD 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 #BDD4CD?

The RGB value is 189, 212, 205: 189 red, 212 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDD4CD?

The complementary color is #D4BDC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDD4CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDD4CD color

#BDD4CD rgb(189, 212, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDD4CD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 83.1% green and 80.4% blue (189, 212, 205).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 21% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.46:1).

#BDD4CD color codes

HEX	`#BDD4CD`
RGB	`rgb(189, 212, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 83.1%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 21%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 11%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 3%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.08, -9.03, 0.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.08, 9.07, 174.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.547, 62.313, 66.847)`
Decimal	`12440781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDD4CD, 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 #BDD4CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDD4CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	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 #BDD4CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdd4cd; }
.text { color: #bdd4cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdd4cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 212 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdd4cd, #bdd0d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDD4CD?: #BDD4CD 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 #BDD4CD?: The RGB value is 189, 212, 205: 189 red, 212 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDD4CD?: The complementary color is #D4BDC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDD4CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.