What color is #BED3C4?

#BED3C4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BED3C4?

The RGB value is 190, 211, 196: 190 red, 211 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED3C4?

The complementary color is #D3BECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED3C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED3C4 color

#BED3C4 rgb(190, 211, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BED3C4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 82.7% green and 76.9% blue (190, 211, 196).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 19% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Marsh Fog (#C6D8C7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

#BED3C4 color codes

HEX	`#BED3C4`
RGB	`rgb(190, 211, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 82.7%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 19%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 7%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.66, -9.88, 5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.66, 11.09, 153.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.491, 61.52, 61.218)`
Decimal	`12506052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED3C4, 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 #BED3C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED3C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	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 #BED3C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed3c4; }
.text { color: #bed3c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed3c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 211 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed3c4, #bed3cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BED3C4?: #BED3C4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BED3C4?: The RGB value is 190, 211, 196: 190 red, 211 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED3C4?: The complementary color is #D3BECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED3C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.