What color is #BED5BB?

#BED5BB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BED5BB?

The RGB value is 190, 213, 187: 190 red, 213 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED5BB?

The complementary color is #D2BBD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED5BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED5BB color

#BED5BB rgb(190, 213, 187)

Shades of green

The hex color #BED5BB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 83.5% green and 73.3% blue (190, 213, 187).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 24% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

#BED5BB color codes

HEX	`#BED5BB`
RGB	`rgb(190, 213, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 83.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 24%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 12%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.98, -12.52, 10.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.98, 16.2, 140.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.997, 62.123, 56.15)`
Decimal	`12506555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED5BB, 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 #BED5BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED5BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	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 #BED5BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed5bb; }
.text { color: #bed5bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed5bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 213 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed5bb, #bbd5c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BED5BB?: #BED5BB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BED5BB?: The RGB value is 190, 213, 187: 190 red, 213 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED5BB?: The complementary color is #D2BBD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED5BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.