What color is #BDF3ED?

#BDF3ED is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Glacial Drift. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDF3ED?

The RGB value is 189, 243, 237: 189 red, 243 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDF3ED?

The complementary color is #F3BDC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDF3ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDF3ED color

#BDF3ED rgb(189, 243, 237)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BDF3ED is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 95.3% green and 92.9% blue (189, 243, 237).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 69% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Glacial Drift (#C3FBF4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.21:1).

#BDF3ED color codes

HEX	`#BDF3ED`
RGB	`rgb(189, 243, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 95.3%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 69%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 22%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 2%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.15, -18.26, -2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.15, 18.46, 188.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.318, 81.032, 92.145)`
Decimal	`12448749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDF3ED, 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 #BDF3ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDF3ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.21:1	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 #BDF3ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdf3ed; }
.text { color: #bdf3ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdf3ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 243 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdf3ed, #bddef3); }

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Questions

What color is #BDF3ED?: #BDF3ED is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Glacial Drift. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDF3ED?: The RGB value is 189, 243, 237: 189 red, 243 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDF3ED?: The complementary color is #F3BDC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDF3ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.