What color is #BDDED1?

#BDDED1 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 #BDDED1?

The RGB value is 189, 222, 209: 189 red, 222 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDDED1?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDDED1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDDED1 color

#BDDED1 rgb(189, 222, 209)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDDED1 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 87.1% green and 82% blue (189, 222, 209).

Its hue angle is 156°, 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 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.53:1).

#BDDED1 color codes

HEX	`#BDDED1`
RGB	`rgb(189, 222, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 87.1%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 33%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 6%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.84, -13.37, 2.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.84, 13.65, 168.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.613, 67.663, 70.281)`
Decimal	`12443345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDDED1, 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 #BDDED1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDDED1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.53:1	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 #BDDED1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdded1; }
.text { color: #bdded1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdded1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 222 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdded1, #bddbde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDDED1?: #BDDED1 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 #BDDED1?: The RGB value is 189, 222, 209: 189 red, 222 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDDED1?: The complementary color is #DEBDCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDDED1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.