What color is #BED5CF?

#BED5CF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BED5CF?

The RGB value is 190, 213, 207: 190 red, 213 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED5CF?

The complementary color is #D5BEC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED5CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED5CF color

#BED5CF rgb(190, 213, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BED5CF is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 83.5% green and 81.2% blue (190, 213, 207).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 21% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

#BED5CF color codes

HEX	`#BED5CF`
RGB	`rgb(190, 213, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 83.5%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 21%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 11%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 3%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.46, -8.83, 0.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.46, 8.84, 177.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.289, 63.04, 68.222)`
Decimal	`12506575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED5CF, 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 #BED5CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED5CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	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 #BED5CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed5cf; }
.text { color: #bed5cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed5cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 213 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed5cf, #bed0d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BED5CF?: #BED5CF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BED5CF?: The RGB value is 190, 213, 207: 190 red, 213 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED5CF?: The complementary color is #D5BEC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED5CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.