What color is #BDDFB3?

#BDDFB3 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDDFB3?

The RGB value is 189, 223, 179: 189 red, 223 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDDFB3?

The complementary color is #D5B3DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDDFB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDDFB3 color

#BDDFB3 rgb(189, 223, 179)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDDFB3 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 87.5% green and 70.2% blue (189, 223, 179).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 41% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Fizz (#B1DBAA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.37:1).

#BDDFB3 color codes

HEX	`#BDDFB3`
RGB	`rgb(189, 223, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 87.5%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 41%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 20%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 20%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.43, -19.25, 17.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.43, 26.3, 137.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.509, 66.848, 52.618)`
Decimal	`12443571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDDFB3, 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 #BDDFB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDDFB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.37:1	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 #BDDFB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bddfb3; }
.text { color: #bddfb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bddfb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 223 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bddfb3, #b3dfbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BDDFB3?: #BDDFB3 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDDFB3?: The RGB value is 189, 223, 179: 189 red, 223 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDDFB3?: The complementary color is #D5B3DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDDFB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.