What color is #BED4E1?

#BED4E1 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Skinny Dippin’. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BED4E1?

The RGB value is 190, 212, 225: 190 red, 212 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED4E1?

The complementary color is #E1CBBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED4E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED4E1 color

#BED4E1 rgb(190, 212, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BED4E1 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 83.1% green and 88.2% blue (190, 212, 225).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 37% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Skinny Dippin’ (#C3D7E0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.69:1).

#BED4E1 color codes

HEX	`#BED4E1`
RGB	`rgb(190, 212, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 83.1%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 37%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 16%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 6%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.69, -4.7, -8.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.69, 10.06, 242.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.366, 63.469, 80.395)`
Decimal	`12506337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED4E1, 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 #BED4E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED4E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.69:1	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 #BED4E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed4e1; }
.text { color: #bed4e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed4e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 212 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed4e1, #bec3e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BED4E1?: #BED4E1 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Skinny Dippin’. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BED4E1?: The RGB value is 190, 212, 225: 190 red, 212 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED4E1?: The complementary color is #E1CBBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED4E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.