What color is #BED0D5?

#BED0D5 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Up in the Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BED0D5?

The RGB value is 190, 208, 213: 190 red, 208 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED0D5?

The complementary color is #D5C3BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED0D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED0D5 color

#BED0D5 rgb(190, 208, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BED0D5 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 81.6% green and 83.5% blue (190, 208, 213).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 21% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Up in the Air (#C2D5D8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

#BED0D5 color codes

HEX	`#BED0D5`
RGB	`rgb(190, 208, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 81.6%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 21%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 11%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 2%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.3, -5.06, -4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.3, 6.8, 221.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.799, 60.862, 71.746)`
Decimal	`12505301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED0D5, 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 #BED0D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED0D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	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 #BED0D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed0d5; }
.text { color: #bed0d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed0d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 208 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed0d5, #bec4d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BED0D5?: #BED0D5 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Up in the Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BED0D5?: The RGB value is 190, 208, 213: 190 red, 208 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED0D5?: The complementary color is #D5C3BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED0D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.