What color is #BED5DF?

#BED5DF 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 #BED5DF?

The RGB value is 190, 213, 223: 190 red, 213 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED5DF?

The complementary color is #DFC8BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED5DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED5DF color

#BED5DF rgb(190, 213, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BED5DF is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 83.5% green and 87.5% blue (190, 213, 223).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 34% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Skinny Dippin’ (#C3D7E0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.77:1).

#BED5DF color codes

HEX	`#BED5DF`
RGB	`rgb(190, 213, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 83.5%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 34%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 4%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.89, -5.64, -7.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.89, 9.4, 233.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.345, 63.862, 79.05)`
Decimal	`12506591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED5DF, 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 #BED5DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED5DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.77:1	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 #BED5DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed5df; }
.text { color: #bed5df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed5df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 213 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed5df, #bec5df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BED5DF?: #BED5DF 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 #BED5DF?: The RGB value is 190, 213, 223: 190 red, 213 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED5DF?: The complementary color is #DFC8BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED5DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.