What color is #BDDED0?

#BDDED0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDDED0?

The RGB value is 189, 222, 208: 189 red, 222 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDDED0?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDDED0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDDED0 color

#BDDED0 rgb(189, 222, 208)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDDED0 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 87.1% green and 81.6% blue (189, 222, 208).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 33% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.52:1).

#BDDED0 color codes

HEX	`#BDDED0`
RGB	`rgb(189, 222, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 87.1%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 33%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 6%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.81, -13.56, 3.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.81, 13.94, 166.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.49, 67.614, 69.631)`
Decimal	`12443344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDDED0, 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 #BDDED0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDDED0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.52:1	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 #BDDED0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdded0; }
.text { color: #bdded0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdded0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 222 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdded0, #bddcde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BDDED0?: #BDDED0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDDED0?: The RGB value is 189, 222, 208: 189 red, 222 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDDED0?: The complementary color is #DEBDCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDDED0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.