What color is #BDE4C6?

#BDE4C6 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDE4C6?

The RGB value is 189, 228, 198: 189 red, 228 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDE4C6?

The complementary color is #E4BDDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDE4C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDE4C6 color

#BDE4C6 rgb(189, 228, 198)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDE4C6 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 89.4% green and 77.6% blue (189, 228, 198).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 42% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Mother Nature (#BDE1C4), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.08:1).

#BDE4C6 color codes

HEX	`#BDE4C6`
RGB	`rgb(189, 228, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 89.4%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 42%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 17%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 13%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.18, -18.43, 10.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.18, 21.19, 150.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.92, 70.381, 63.896)`
Decimal	`12444870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDE4C6, 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 #BDE4C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDE4C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.08:1	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 #BDE4C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bde4c6; }
.text { color: #bde4c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bde4c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 228 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bde4c6, #bde4da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BDE4C6?: #BDE4C6 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDE4C6?: The RGB value is 189, 228, 198: 189 red, 228 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDE4C6?: The complementary color is #E4BDDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDE4C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.