What color is #BDF2F8?

#BDF2F8 is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Pale Sky. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDF2F8?

The RGB value is 189, 242, 248: 189 red, 242 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDF2F8?

The complementary color is #F8C3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDF2F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDF2F8 color

#BDF2F8 rgb(189, 242, 248)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BDF2F8 is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 94.9% green and 97.3% blue (189, 242, 248).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 81% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Pale Sky (#BDF6FE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.22:1).

#BDF2F8 color codes

HEX	`#BDF2F8`
RGB	`rgb(189, 242, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 94.9%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 81%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 24%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 2%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.18, -15.43, -8.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.18, 17.57, 208.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.677, 81.098, 100.771)`
Decimal	`12448504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDF2F8, 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 #BDF2F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDF2F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.22:1	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 #BDF2F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdf2f8; }
.text { color: #bdf2f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdf2f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 242 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdf2f8, #bdd4f8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BDF2F8?: #BDF2F8 is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Pale Sky. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDF2F8?: The RGB value is 189, 242, 248: 189 red, 242 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDF2F8?: The complementary color is #F8C3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDF2F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.