What color is #BDD6C3?

#BDD6C3 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 #BDD6C3?

The RGB value is 189, 214, 195: 189 red, 214 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDD6C3?

The complementary color is #D6BDD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDD6C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDD6C3 color

#BDD6C3 rgb(189, 214, 195)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDD6C3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 83.9% green and 76.5% blue (189, 214, 195).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 23% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 16% 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 13.57:1).

#BDD6C3 color codes

HEX	`#BDD6C3`
RGB	`rgb(189, 214, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 83.9%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 23%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 9%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.36, -11.94, 6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.36, 13.63, 151.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.881, 62.851, 60.859)`
Decimal	`12441283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDD6C3, 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 #BDD6C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDD6C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.57:1	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 #BDD6C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdd6c3; }
.text { color: #bdd6c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdd6c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 214 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdd6c3, #bdd6d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDD6C3?: #BDD6C3 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 #BDD6C3?: The RGB value is 189, 214, 195: 189 red, 214 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDD6C3?: The complementary color is #D6BDD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDD6C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.