What color is #BDD7CD?

#BDD7CD 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 #BDD7CD?

The RGB value is 189, 215, 205: 189 red, 215 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDD7CD?

The complementary color is #D7BDC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDD7CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDD7CD color

#BDD7CD rgb(189, 215, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDD7CD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 84.3% green and 80.4% blue (189, 215, 205).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 25% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.77:1).

#BDD7CD color codes

HEX	`#BDD7CD`
RGB	`rgb(189, 215, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 84.3%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 25%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 5%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.88, -10.57, 2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.88, 10.76, 169.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.304, 63.826, 67.099)`
Decimal	`12441549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDD7CD, 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 #BDD7CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDD7CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.77:1	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 #BDD7CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdd7cd; }
.text { color: #bdd7cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdd7cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 215 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdd7cd, #bdd4d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDD7CD?: #BDD7CD 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 #BDD7CD?: The RGB value is 189, 215, 205: 189 red, 215 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDD7CD?: The complementary color is #D7BDC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDD7CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.