What color is #BDE1E0?

#BDE1E0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swimming. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDE1E0?

The RGB value is 189, 225, 224: 189 red, 225 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDE1E0?

The complementary color is #E1BDBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDE1E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDE1E0 color

#BDE1E0 rgb(189, 225, 224)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BDE1E0 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 88.2% green and 87.8% blue (189, 225, 224).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 37% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Swimming (#C2E5E5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.01:1).

#BDE1E0 color codes

HEX	`#BDE1E0`
RGB	`rgb(189, 225, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 88.2%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 37%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 16%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.02, -11.92, -3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.02, 12.4, 196.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.362, 70.049, 80.794)`
Decimal	`12444128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDE1E0, 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 #BDE1E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDE1E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.01:1	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 #BDE1E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bde1e0; }
.text { color: #bde1e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bde1e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 225 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bde1e0, #bdd0e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDE1E0?: #BDE1E0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swimming. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDE1E0?: The RGB value is 189, 225, 224: 189 red, 225 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDE1E0?: The complementary color is #E1BDBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDE1E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.