What color is #BDDEB3?

#BDDEB3 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 #BDDEB3?

The RGB value is 189, 222, 179: 189 red, 222 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDDEB3?

The complementary color is #D4B3DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDDEB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDDEB3 color

#BDDEB3 rgb(189, 222, 179)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDDEB3 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 87.1% green and 70.2% blue (189, 222, 179).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 39% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.26:1).

#BDDEB3 color codes

HEX	`#BDDEB3`
RGB	`rgb(189, 222, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 87.1%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 39%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 19%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 19%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.16, -18.75, 17.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.16, 25.68, 136.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.243, 66.315, 52.529)`
Decimal	`12443315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDDEB3, 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 #BDDEB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDDEB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.26:1	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 #BDDEB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bddeb3; }
.text { color: #bddeb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bddeb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 222 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bddeb3, #b3debf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BDDEB3?: #BDDEB3 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 #BDDEB3?: The RGB value is 189, 222, 179: 189 red, 222 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDDEB3?: The complementary color is #D4B3DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDDEB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.