What color is #BDE5D7?

#BDE5D7 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 #BDE5D7?

The RGB value is 189, 229, 215: 189 red, 229 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDE5D7?

The complementary color is #E5BDCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDE5D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDE5D7 color

#BDE5D7 rgb(189, 229, 215)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDE5D7 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 89.8% green and 84.3% blue (189, 229, 215).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 43% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.35:1).

#BDE5D7 color codes

HEX	`#BDE5D7`
RGB	`rgb(189, 229, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 89.8%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 43%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 17%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 6%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.85, -15.73, 2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.85, 15.93, 170.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.268, 71.762, 74.9)`
Decimal	`12445143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDE5D7, 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 #BDE5D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDE5D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.35:1	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 #BDE5D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bde5d7; }
.text { color: #bde5d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bde5d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 229 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bde5d7, #bddfe5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BDE5D7?: #BDE5D7 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 #BDE5D7?: The RGB value is 189, 229, 215: 189 red, 229 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDE5D7?: The complementary color is #E5BDCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDE5D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.