What color is #BED6AE?

#BED6AE is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BED6AE?

The RGB value is 190, 214, 174: 190 red, 214 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED6AE?

The complementary color is #C6AED6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED6AE?

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.

#BED6AE color

#BED6AE rgb(190, 214, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #BED6AE is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 83.9% green and 68.2% blue (190, 214, 174).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 33% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BED6AE color codes

HEX	`#BED6AE`
RGB	`rgb(190, 214, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 83.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 33%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 19%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 19%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.96, -15.23, 17.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.96, 22.92, 131.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.92, 62.096, 49.234)`
Decimal	`12506798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED6AE, 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 #BED6AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED6AE 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 #BED6AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed6ae; }
.text { color: #bed6ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed6ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 214 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed6ae, #aed6b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BED6AE?: #BED6AE is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BED6AE?: The RGB value is 190, 214, 174: 190 red, 214 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED6AE?: The complementary color is #C6AED6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED6AE?: 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.