What color is #BDDAC6?

#BDDAC6 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDDAC6?

The RGB value is 189, 218, 198: 189 red, 218 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDDAC6?

The complementary color is #DABDD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDDAC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDDAC6 color

#BDDAC6 rgb(189, 218, 198)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDDAC6 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 85.5% green and 77.6% blue (189, 218, 198).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 28% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.01:1).

#BDDAC6 color codes

HEX	`#BDDAC6`
RGB	`rgb(189, 218, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 85.5%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 28%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 9%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.5, -13.42, 6.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.5, 14.96, 153.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.248, 65.038, 63.005)`
Decimal	`12442310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDDAC6, 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 #BDDAC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDDAC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.01:1	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 #BDDAC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bddac6; }
.text { color: #bddac6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bddac6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 218 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bddac6, #bddad5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BDDAC6?: #BDDAC6 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDDAC6?: The RGB value is 189, 218, 198: 189 red, 218 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDDAC6?: The complementary color is #DABDD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDDAC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.