What color is #BDDEC1?

#BDDEC1 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Sugar Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDDEC1?

The RGB value is 189, 222, 193: 189 red, 222 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDDEC1?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDDEC1?

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.

#BDDEC1 color

#BDDEC1 rgb(189, 222, 193)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDDEC1 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 87.1% green and 75.7% blue (189, 222, 193).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 33% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sugar Mint (#C0E2C5), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BDDEC1 color codes

HEX	`#BDDEC1`
RGB	`rgb(189, 222, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 87.1%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 33%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 13%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.46, -16.34, 10.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.46, 19.49, 146.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.731, 66.911, 60.368)`
Decimal	`12443329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDDEC1, 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 #BDDEC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDDEC1 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 #BDDEC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bddec1; }
.text { color: #bddec1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bddec1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 222 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bddec1, #bdded2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BDDEC1?: #BDDEC1 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Sugar Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDDEC1?: The RGB value is 189, 222, 193: 189 red, 222 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDDEC1?: The complementary color is #DEBDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDDEC1?: 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.