What color is #BDF2E7?

#BDF2E7 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Water Leaf. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDF2E7?

The RGB value is 189, 242, 231: 189 red, 242 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDF2E7?

The complementary color is #F2BDC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDF2E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDF2E7 color

#BDF2E7 rgb(189, 242, 231)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BDF2E7 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 94.9% green and 90.6% blue (189, 242, 231).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 67% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Water Leaf (#B6ECDE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.02:1).

#BDF2E7 color codes

HEX	`#BDF2E7`
RGB	`rgb(189, 242, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 94.9%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 67%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 22%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 5%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.73, -19, -0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.73, 19, 180.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.158, 80.09, 87.506)`
Decimal	`12448487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDF2E7, 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 #BDF2E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDF2E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.02:1	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 #BDF2E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdf2e7; }
.text { color: #bdf2e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdf2e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 242 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdf2e7, #bde2f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BDF2E7?: #BDF2E7 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Water Leaf. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDF2E7?: The RGB value is 189, 242, 231: 189 red, 242 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDF2E7?: The complementary color is #F2BDC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDF2E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.