What color is #BED0D2?

#BED0D2 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BED0D2?

The RGB value is 190, 208, 210: 190 red, 208 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED0D2?

The complementary color is #D2C0BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED0D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED0D2 color

#BED0D2 rgb(190, 208, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BED0D2 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 81.6% green and 82.4% blue (190, 208, 210).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 18% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#BED0D2 color codes

HEX	`#BED0D2`
RGB	`rgb(190, 208, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 81.6%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 18%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 1%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.22, -5.66, -3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.22, 6.44, 208.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.421, 60.711, 69.759)`
Decimal	`12505298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED0D2, 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 #BED0D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED0D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	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 #BED0D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed0d2; }
.text { color: #bed0d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed0d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 208 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed0d2, #bec6d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BED0D2?: #BED0D2 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BED0D2?: The RGB value is 190, 208, 210: 190 red, 208 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED0D2?: The complementary color is #D2C0BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED0D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.