What color is #BDE9DD?

#BDE9DD is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Fresh Breeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDE9DD?

The RGB value is 189, 233, 221: 189 red, 233 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDE9DD?

The complementary color is #E9BDC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDE9DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDE9DD color

#BDE9DD rgb(189, 233, 221)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDE9DD is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 91.4% green and 86.7% blue (189, 233, 221).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 50% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Fresh Breeze (#BEEDDC), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.86:1).

#BDE9DD color codes

HEX	`#BDE9DD`
RGB	`rgb(189, 233, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 91.4%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 50%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 19%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 5%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.07, -16.54, 1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.07, 16.58, 176.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.173, 74.315, 79.408)`
Decimal	`12446173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDE9DD, 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 #BDE9DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDE9DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.86:1	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 #BDE9DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bde9dd; }
.text { color: #bde9dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bde9dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 233 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bde9dd, #bddfe9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BDE9DD?: #BDE9DD is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Fresh Breeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDE9DD?: The RGB value is 189, 233, 221: 189 red, 233 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDE9DD?: The complementary color is #E9BDC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDE9DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.