What color is #BED4C2?

#BED4C2 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 #BED4C2?

The RGB value is 190, 212, 194: 190 red, 212 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED4C2?

The complementary color is #D4BED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED4C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED4C2 color

#BED4C2 rgb(190, 212, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BED4C2 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 83.1% green and 76.1% blue (190, 212, 194).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 20% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% 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 13.39:1).

#BED4C2 color codes

HEX	`#BED4C2`
RGB	`rgb(190, 212, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 83.1%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 20%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 8%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.88, -10.76, 6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.88, 12.52, 149.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.514, 61.928, 60.11)`
Decimal	`12506306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED4C2, 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 #BED4C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED4C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.39:1	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 #BED4C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed4c2; }
.text { color: #bed4c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed4c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 212 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed4c2, #bed4cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BED4C2?: #BED4C2 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 #BED4C2?: The RGB value is 190, 212, 194: 190 red, 212 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED4C2?: The complementary color is #D4BED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED4C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.