What color is #BDE1B4?

#BDE1B4 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 #BDE1B4?

The RGB value is 189, 225, 180: 189 red, 225 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDE1B4?

The complementary color is #D8B4E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDE1B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDE1B4 color

#BDE1B4 rgb(189, 225, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDE1B4 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 88.2% green and 70.6% blue (189, 225, 180).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 43% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 12% 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 14.59:1).

#BDE1B4 color codes

HEX	`#BDE1B4`
RGB	`rgb(189, 225, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 88.2%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 43%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 20%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 20%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.99, -20.07, 18.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.99, 27.08, 137.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.148, 67.964, 53.331)`
Decimal	`12444084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDE1B4, 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 #BDE1B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDE1B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.59:1	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 #BDE1B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bde1b4; }
.text { color: #bde1b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bde1b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 225 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bde1b4, #b4e1c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDE1B4?: #BDE1B4 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 #BDE1B4?: The RGB value is 189, 225, 180: 189 red, 225 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDE1B4?: The complementary color is #D8B4E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDE1B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.