What color is #BDE5E4?

#BDE5E4 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color On Cloud Nine. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDE5E4?

The RGB value is 189, 229, 228: 189 red, 229 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDE5E4?

The complementary color is #E5BDBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDE5E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDE5E4 color

#BDE5E4 rgb(189, 229, 228)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BDE5E4 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 89.8% green and 89.4% blue (189, 229, 228).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 43% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is On Cloud Nine (#C2E7E8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.49:1).

#BDE5E4 color codes

HEX	`#BDE5E4`
RGB	`rgb(189, 229, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 89.8%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 43%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 17%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.19, -13.12, -3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.19, 13.67, 196.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.005, 72.457, 84.05)`
Decimal	`12445156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDE5E4, 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 #BDE5E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDE5E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.49:1	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 #BDE5E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bde5e4; }
.text { color: #bde5e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bde5e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 229 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bde5e4, #bdd2e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDE5E4?: #BDE5E4 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color On Cloud Nine. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDE5E4?: The RGB value is 189, 229, 228: 189 red, 229 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDE5E4?: The complementary color is #E5BDBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDE5E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.