What color is #BED3B3?

#BED3B3 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BED3B3?

The RGB value is 190, 211, 179: 190 red, 211 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED3B3?

The complementary color is #C8B3D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED3B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED3B3 color

#BED3B3 rgb(190, 211, 179)

Shades of green

The hex color #BED3B3 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 82.7% green and 70.2% blue (190, 211, 179).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 27% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#BED3B3 color codes

HEX	`#BED3B3`
RGB	`rgb(190, 211, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 82.7%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 27%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 15%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 15%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.27, -12.88, 13.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.27, 18.66, 133.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.665, 60.79, 51.598)`
Decimal	`12506035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED3B3, 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 #BED3B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED3B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	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 #BED3B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed3b3; }
.text { color: #bed3b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed3b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 211 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed3b3, #b3d3b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BED3B3?: #BED3B3 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BED3B3?: The RGB value is 190, 211, 179: 190 red, 211 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED3B3?: The complementary color is #C8B3D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED3B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.