What color is #BDECC8?

#BDECC8 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Mint-o-licious. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDECC8?

The RGB value is 189, 236, 200: 189 red, 236 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDECC8?

The complementary color is #ECBDE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDECC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDECC8 color

#BDECC8 rgb(189, 236, 200)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDECC8 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 92.5% green and 78.4% blue (189, 236, 200).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 55% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Mint-o-licious (#B6E9C8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16:1).

#BDECC8 color codes

HEX	`#BDECC8`
RGB	`rgb(189, 236, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 92.5%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 55%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 20%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 15%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.38, -22, 12.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.38, 25.32, 150.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.404, 74.978, 65.869)`
Decimal	`12446920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDECC8, 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 #BDECC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDECC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16:1	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 #BDECC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdecc8; }
.text { color: #bdecc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdecc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 236 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdecc8, #bdece0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BDECC8?: #BDECC8 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Mint-o-licious. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDECC8?: The RGB value is 189, 236, 200: 189 red, 236 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDECC8?: The complementary color is #ECBDE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDECC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.