What color is #BDE4D9?

#BDE4D9 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDE4D9?

The RGB value is 189, 228, 217: 189 red, 228 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDE4D9?

The complementary color is #E4BDC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDE4D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDE4D9 color

#BDE4D9 rgb(189, 228, 217)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDE4D9 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 89.4% green and 85.1% blue (189, 228, 217).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 42% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.26:1).

#BDE4D9 color codes

HEX	`#BDE4D9`
RGB	`rgb(189, 228, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 89.4%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 42%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 17%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 5%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.64, -14.83, 1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.64, 14.88, 175.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.251, 71.314, 76.17)`
Decimal	`12444889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDE4D9, 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 #BDE4D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDE4D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.26:1	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 #BDE4D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bde4d9; }
.text { color: #bde4d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bde4d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 228 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bde4d9, #bddce4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BDE4D9?: #BDE4D9 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDE4D9?: The RGB value is 189, 228, 217: 189 red, 228 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDE4D9?: The complementary color is #E4BDC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDE4D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.