What color is #BDDBD0?

#BDDBD0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDDBD0?

The RGB value is 189, 219, 208: 189 red, 219 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDDBD0?

The complementary color is #DBBDC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDDBD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDDBD0 color

#BDDBD0 rgb(189, 219, 208)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDDBD0 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 85.9% green and 81.6% blue (189, 219, 208).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 29% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#BDDBD0 color codes

HEX	`#BDDBD0`
RGB	`rgb(189, 219, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 85.9%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 29%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 5%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.01, -12.04, 2.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.01, 12.22, 170.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.7, 66.035, 69.368)`
Decimal	`12442576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDDBD0, 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 #BDDBD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDDBD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	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 #BDDBD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bddbd0; }
.text { color: #bddbd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bddbd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 219 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bddbd0, #bdd7db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDDBD0?: #BDDBD0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDDBD0?: The RGB value is 189, 219, 208: 189 red, 219 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDDBD0?: The complementary color is #DBBDC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDDBD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.