What color is #BDE2B6?

#BDE2B6 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 #BDE2B6?

The RGB value is 189, 226, 182: 189 red, 226 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDE2B6?

The complementary color is #DBB6E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDE2B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDE2B6 color

#BDE2B6 rgb(189, 226, 182)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDE2B6 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 88.6% green and 71.4% blue (189, 226, 182).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 43% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Fizz (#B1DBAA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.72:1).

#BDE2B6 color codes

HEX	`#BDE2B6`
RGB	`rgb(189, 226, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 88.6%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 43%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 19%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 19%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.3, -20.23, 17.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.3, 26.8, 139.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.624, 68.588, 54.502)`
Decimal	`12444342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDE2B6, 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 #BDE2B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDE2B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.72:1	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 #BDE2B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bde2b6; }
.text { color: #bde2b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bde2b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 226 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bde2b6, #b6e2c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDE2B6?: #BDE2B6 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 #BDE2B6?: The RGB value is 189, 226, 182: 189 red, 226 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDE2B6?: The complementary color is #DBB6E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDE2B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.