What color is #BDDCD7?

#BDDCD7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDDCD7?

The RGB value is 189, 220, 215: 189 red, 220 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDDCD7?

The complementary color is #DCBDC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDDCD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDDCD7 color

#BDDCD7 rgb(189, 220, 215)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BDDCD7 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 86.3% green and 84.3% blue (189, 220, 215).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 31% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.38:1).

#BDDCD7 color codes

HEX	`#BDDCD7`
RGB	`rgb(189, 220, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 86.3%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 31%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 2%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.46, -11.18, -0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.46, 11.22, 185.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.842, 66.91, 74.092)`
Decimal	`12442839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDDCD7, 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 #BDDCD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDDCD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.38:1	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 #BDDCD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bddcd7; }
.text { color: #bddcd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bddcd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 220 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bddcd7, #bdd2dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDDCD7?: #BDDCD7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDDCD7?: The RGB value is 189, 220, 215: 189 red, 220 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDDCD7?: The complementary color is #DCBDC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDDCD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.