What color is #BED4C8?

#BED4C8 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 #BED4C8?

The RGB value is 190, 212, 200: 190 red, 212 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED4C8?

The complementary color is #D4BECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED4C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED4C8 color

#BED4C8 rgb(190, 212, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BED4C8 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 83.1% green and 78.4% blue (190, 212, 200).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 20% 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 13.44:1).

#BED4C8 color codes

HEX	`#BED4C8`
RGB	`rgb(190, 212, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 83.1%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 20%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.02, -9.65, 3.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.02, 10.24, 160.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.202, 62.203, 63.731)`
Decimal	`12506312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED4C8, 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 #BED4C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED4C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.44:1	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 #BED4C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed4c8; }
.text { color: #bed4c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed4c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 212 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed4c8, #bed4d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BED4C8?: #BED4C8 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 #BED4C8?: The RGB value is 190, 212, 200: 190 red, 212 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED4C8?: The complementary color is #D4BECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED4C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.