What color is #BED0CB?

#BED0CB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BED0CB?

The RGB value is 190, 208, 203: 190 red, 208 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED0CB?

The complementary color is #D0BEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED0CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED0CB color

#BED0CB rgb(190, 208, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BED0CB is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 81.6% green and 79.6% blue (190, 208, 203).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 16% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.07:1).

#BED0CB color codes

HEX	`#BED0CB`
RGB	`rgb(190, 208, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 81.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 16%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 9%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 2%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.04, -7.02, 0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.04, 7.03, 176.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.568, 60.37, 65.266)`
Decimal	`12505291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED0CB, 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 #BED0CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED0CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.07:1	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 #BED0CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed0cb; }
.text { color: #bed0cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed0cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 208 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed0cb, #beccd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BED0CB?: #BED0CB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BED0CB?: The RGB value is 190, 208, 203: 190 red, 208 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED0CB?: The complementary color is #D0BEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED0CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.