What color is #BDE8BB?

#BDE8BB is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Celadon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDE8BB?

The RGB value is 189, 232, 187: 189 red, 232 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDE8BB?

The complementary color is #E6BBE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDE8BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDE8BB color

#BDE8BB rgb(189, 232, 187)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDE8BB is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 91% green and 73.3% blue (189, 232, 187).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 49% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.42:1).

#BDE8BB color codes

HEX	`#BDE8BB`
RGB	`rgb(189, 232, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 91%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 49%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 19%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 19%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.03, -22.32, 17.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.03, 28.3, 142.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.81, 72.119, 57.826)`
Decimal	`12445883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDE8BB, 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 #BDE8BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDE8BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.42:1	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 #BDE8BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bde8bb; }
.text { color: #bde8bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bde8bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 232 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bde8bb, #bbe8cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDE8BB?: #BDE8BB is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Celadon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDE8BB?: The RGB value is 189, 232, 187: 189 red, 232 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDE8BB?: The complementary color is #E6BBE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDE8BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.