What color is #BDDBAF?

#BDDBAF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDDBAF?

The RGB value is 189, 219, 175: 189 red, 219 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDDBAF?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDDBAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDDBAF color

#BDDBAF rgb(189, 219, 175)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 85.9% green and 68.6% blue (189, 219, 175).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.92:1).

#BDDBAF color codes

HEX	`#BDDBAF`
RGB	`rgb(189, 219, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 85.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 20%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 20%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.26, -17.92, 18.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.26, 25.69, 134.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.054, 64.576, 50.166)`
Decimal	`12442543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDDBAF, 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 #BDDBAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDDBAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.92:1	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 #BDDBAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bddbaf; }
.text { color: #bddbaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bddbaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 219 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bddbaf, #afdbb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BDDBAF?: #BDDBAF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDDBAF?: The RGB value is 189, 219, 175: 189 red, 219 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDDBAF?: The complementary color is #CDAFDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDDBAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.