What color is #BDE9E5?

#BDE9E5 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDE9E5?

The RGB value is 189, 233, 229: 189 red, 233 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDE9E5?

The complementary color is #E9BDC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDE9E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDE9E5 color

#BDE9E5 rgb(189, 233, 229)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BDE9E5 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 91.4% green and 89.8% blue (189, 233, 229).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 50% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Cold (#C3ECE9), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.95:1).

#BDE9E5 color codes

HEX	`#BDE9E5`
RGB	`rgb(189, 233, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 91.4%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 50%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 19%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 2%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.28, -14.93, -2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.28, 15.18, 190.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.264, 74.752, 85.156)`
Decimal	`12446181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDE9E5, 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 #BDE9E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDE9E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.95:1	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 #BDE9E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bde9e5; }
.text { color: #bde9e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bde9e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 233 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bde9e5, #bdd7e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BDE9E5?: #BDE9E5 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDE9E5?: The RGB value is 189, 233, 229: 189 red, 233 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDE9E5?: The complementary color is #E9BDC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDE9E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.