What color is #BED3BD?

#BED3BD 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 #BED3BD?

The RGB value is 190, 211, 189: 190 red, 211 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED3BD?

The complementary color is #D2BDD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED3BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED3BD color

#BED3BD rgb(190, 211, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #BED3BD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 82.7% green and 74.1% blue (190, 211, 189).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 20% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.24:1).

#BED3BD color codes

HEX	`#BED3BD`
RGB	`rgb(190, 211, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 82.7%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 20%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 10%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.49, -11.15, 8.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.49, 14.03, 142.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.713, 61.209, 57.119)`
Decimal	`12506045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED3BD, 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 #BED3BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED3BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.24:1	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 #BED3BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed3bd; }
.text { color: #bed3bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed3bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 211 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed3bd, #bdd3c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BED3BD?: #BED3BD 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 #BED3BD?: The RGB value is 190, 211, 189: 190 red, 211 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED3BD?: The complementary color is #D2BDD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED3BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.