What color is #BDEEB7?

#BDEEB7 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ice Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDEEB7?

The RGB value is 189, 238, 183: 189 red, 238 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDEEB7?

The complementary color is #E8B7EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDEEB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDEEB7 color

#BDEEB7 rgb(189, 238, 183)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDEEB7 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 93.3% green and 71.8% blue (189, 238, 183).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 62% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ice Ice (#BAEBAE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.08:1).

#BDEEB7 color codes

HEX	`#BDEEB7`
RGB	`rgb(189, 238, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 93.3%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 62%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 23%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 23%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.57, -25.89, 21.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.57, 33.72, 140.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.106, 75.385, 56.175)`
Decimal	`12447415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDEEB7, 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 #BDEEB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDEEB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.08:1	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 #BDEEB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdeeb7; }
.text { color: #bdeeb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdeeb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 238 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdeeb7, #b7eecc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDEEB7?: #BDEEB7 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ice Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDEEB7?: The RGB value is 189, 238, 183: 189 red, 238 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDEEB7?: The complementary color is #E8B7EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDEEB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.