What color is #BDD9D2?

#BDD9D2 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDD9D2?

The RGB value is 189, 217, 210: 189 red, 217 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDD9D2?

The complementary color is #D9BDC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDD9D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDD9D2 color

#BDD9D2 rgb(189, 217, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDD9D2 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 85.1% green and 82.4% blue (189, 217, 210).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 27% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.02:1).

#BDD9D2 color codes

HEX	`#BDD9D2`
RGB	`rgb(189, 217, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 85.1%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 27%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 3%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.53, -10.63, 0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.53, 10.64, 178.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.429, 65.096, 70.499)`
Decimal	`12442066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDD9D2, 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 #BDD9D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDD9D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.02:1	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 #BDD9D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdd9d2; }
.text { color: #bdd9d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdd9d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 217 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdd9d2, #bdd2d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDD9D2?: #BDD9D2 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDD9D2?: The RGB value is 189, 217, 210: 189 red, 217 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDD9D2?: The complementary color is #D9BDC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDD9D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.