What color is #BED3C7?

#BED3C7 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 #BED3C7?

The RGB value is 190, 211, 199: 190 red, 211 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED3C7?

The complementary color is #D3BECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED3C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED3C7 color

#BED3C7 rgb(190, 211, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BED3C7 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 82.7% green and 78% blue (190, 211, 199).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 19% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Marsh Fog (#C6D8C7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.33:1).

#BED3C7 color codes

HEX	`#BED3C7`
RGB	`rgb(190, 211, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 82.7%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 19%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.73, -9.32, 3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.73, 9.97, 159.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.836, 61.658, 63.034)`
Decimal	`12506055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED3C7, 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 #BED3C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED3C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.33:1	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 #BED3C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed3c7; }
.text { color: #bed3c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed3c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 211 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed3c7, #bed3d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BED3C7?: #BED3C7 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 #BED3C7?: The RGB value is 190, 211, 199: 190 red, 211 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED3C7?: The complementary color is #D3BECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED3C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.