What color is #BED1B4?

#BED1B4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BED1B4?

The RGB value is 190, 209, 180: 190 red, 209 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED1B4?

The complementary color is #C7B4D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED1B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED1B4 color

#BED1B4 rgb(190, 209, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #BED1B4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 82% green and 70.6% blue (190, 209, 180).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 24% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.97:1).

#BED1B4 color codes

HEX	`#BED1B4`
RGB	`rgb(190, 209, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 82%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 24%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 14%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 14%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.75, -11.7, 12.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.75, 16.93, 133.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.272, 59.843, 51.968)`
Decimal	`12505524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED1B4, 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 #BED1B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED1B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.97:1	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 #BED1B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed1b4; }
.text { color: #bed1b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed1b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 209 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed1b4, #b4d1b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BED1B4?: #BED1B4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BED1B4?: The RGB value is 190, 209, 180: 190 red, 209 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED1B4?: The complementary color is #C7B4D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED1B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.