What color is #BED1B9?

#BED1B9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BED1B9?

The RGB value is 190, 209, 185: 190 red, 209 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED1B9?

The complementary color is #CCB9D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED1B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED1B9 color

#BED1B9 rgb(190, 209, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #BED1B9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 82% green and 72.5% blue (190, 209, 185).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 21% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.01:1).

#BED1B9 color codes

HEX	`#BED1B9`
RGB	`rgb(190, 209, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 82%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 21%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.87, -10.83, 9.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.87, 14.57, 138.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.791, 60.05, 54.699)`
Decimal	`12505529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED1B9, 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 #BED1B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED1B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.01:1	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 #BED1B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed1b9; }
.text { color: #bed1b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed1b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 209 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed1b9, #b9d1c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BED1B9?: #BED1B9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BED1B9?: The RGB value is 190, 209, 185: 190 red, 209 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED1B9?: The complementary color is #CCB9D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED1B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.