What color is #BDE2DD?

#BDE2DD is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDE2DD?

The RGB value is 189, 226, 221: 189 red, 226 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDE2DD?

The complementary color is #E2BDC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDE2DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDE2DD color

#BDE2DD rgb(189, 226, 221)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BDE2DD is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 88.6% green and 86.7% blue (189, 226, 221).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 39% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.09:1).

#BDE2DD color codes

HEX	`#BDE2DD`
RGB	`rgb(189, 226, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 88.6%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 39%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 16%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 2%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.21, -13.03, -1.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.21, 13.13, 186.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.23, 70.43, 78.761)`
Decimal	`12444381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDE2DD, 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 #BDE2DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDE2DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.09:1	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 #BDE2DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bde2dd; }
.text { color: #bde2dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bde2dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 226 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bde2dd, #bdd5e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDE2DD?: #BDE2DD is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDE2DD?: The RGB value is 189, 226, 221: 189 red, 226 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDE2DD?: The complementary color is #E2BDC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDE2DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.