What color is #BDD8DA?

#BDD8DA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Quick-Freeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDD8DA?

The RGB value is 189, 216, 218: 189 red, 216 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDD8DA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDD8DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDD8DA color

#BDD8DA rgb(189, 216, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDD8DA is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 84.7% green and 85.5% blue (189, 216, 218).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 28% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Quick-Freeze (#BDDBE1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14:1).

#BDD8DA color codes

HEX	`#BDD8DA`
RGB	`rgb(189, 216, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 84.7%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 28%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 1%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.48, -8.53, -4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.48, 9.43, 205.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.194, 64.991, 75.795)`
Decimal	`12441818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDD8DA, 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 #BDD8DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDD8DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14:1	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 #BDD8DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdd8da; }
.text { color: #bdd8da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdd8da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 216 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdd8da, #bdcada); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDD8DA?: #BDD8DA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Quick-Freeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDD8DA?: The RGB value is 189, 216, 218: 189 red, 216 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDD8DA?: The complementary color is #DABFBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDD8DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.