What color is #BDDCD0?

#BDDCD0 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 #BDDCD0?

The RGB value is 189, 220, 208: 189 red, 220 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDDCD0?

The complementary color is #DCBDC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDDCD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDDCD0 color

#BDDCD0 rgb(189, 220, 208)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDDCD0 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 86.3% green and 81.6% blue (189, 220, 208).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 31% 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 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.31:1).

#BDDCD0 color codes

HEX	`#BDDCD0`
RGB	`rgb(189, 220, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 86.3%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 31%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 5%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.28, -12.55, 2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.28, 12.79, 168.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.962, 66.558, 69.455)`
Decimal	`12442832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDDCD0, 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 #BDDCD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDDCD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.31:1	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 #BDDCD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bddcd0; }
.text { color: #bddcd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bddcd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 220 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bddcd0, #bdd9dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDDCD0?: #BDDCD0 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 #BDDCD0?: The RGB value is 189, 220, 208: 189 red, 220 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDDCD0?: The complementary color is #DCBDC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDDCD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.