What color is #BDDBC5?

#BDDBC5 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 #BDDBC5?

The RGB value is 189, 219, 197: 189 red, 219 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDDBC5?

The complementary color is #DBBDD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDDBC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDDBC5 color

#BDDBC5 rgb(189, 219, 197)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDDBC5 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 85.9% green and 77.3% blue (189, 219, 197).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 29% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.1:1).

#BDDBC5 color codes

HEX	`#BDDBC5`
RGB	`rgb(189, 219, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 85.9%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 29%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 10%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.75, -14.11, 7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.75, 15.98, 152.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.394, 65.512, 62.486)`
Decimal	`12442565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDDBC5, 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 #BDDBC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDDBC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.1:1	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 #BDDBC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bddbc5; }
.text { color: #bddbc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bddbc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 219 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bddbc5, #bddbd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BDDBC5?: #BDDBC5 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 #BDDBC5?: The RGB value is 189, 219, 197: 189 red, 219 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDDBC5?: The complementary color is #DBBDD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDDBC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.