What color is #BED1D6?

#BED1D6 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 #BED1D6?

The RGB value is 190, 209, 214: 190 red, 209 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED1D6?

The complementary color is #D6C3BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED1D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED1D6 color

#BED1D6 rgb(190, 209, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BED1D6 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 82% green and 83.9% blue (190, 209, 214).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 23% 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 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.28:1).

#BED1D6 color codes

HEX	`#BED1D6`
RGB	`rgb(190, 209, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 82%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 23%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 11%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 2%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.59, -5.38, -4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.59, 7.12, 220.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.17, 61.402, 72.498)`
Decimal	`12505558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED1D6, 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 #BED1D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED1D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	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 #BED1D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed1d6; }
.text { color: #bed1d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed1d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 209 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed1d6, #bec5d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BED1D6?: #BED1D6 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 #BED1D6?: The RGB value is 190, 209, 214: 190 red, 209 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED1D6?: The complementary color is #D6C3BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED1D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.