What color is #BDDACE?

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

What is the RGB value of #BDDACE?

The RGB value is 189, 218, 206: 189 red, 218 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDDACE?

The complementary color is #DABDC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDDACE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDDACE color

#BDDACE rgb(189, 218, 206)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 85.5% green and 80.8% blue (189, 218, 206).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 28% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.08:1).

#BDDACE color codes

HEX	`#BDDACE`
RGB	`rgb(189, 218, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 85.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 28%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.7, -11.91, 2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.7, 12.21, 167.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.196, 65.417, 67.994)`
Decimal	`12442318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDDACE, 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 #BDDACE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDDACE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.08:1	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 #BDDACE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bddace; }
.text { color: #bddace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bddace; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 218 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bddace, #bdd8da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDDACE?: #BDDACE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDDACE?: The RGB value is 189, 218, 206: 189 red, 218 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDDACE?: The complementary color is #DABDC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDDACE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.