What color is #BED6CC?

#BED6CC 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 #BED6CC?

The RGB value is 190, 214, 204: 190 red, 214 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED6CC?

The complementary color is #D6BEC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED6CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED6CC color

#BED6CC rgb(190, 214, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BED6CC is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 83.9% green and 80% blue (190, 214, 204).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 23% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.68:1).

#BED6CC color codes

HEX	`#BED6CC`
RGB	`rgb(190, 214, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 83.9%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 23%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 11%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 5%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.65, -9.92, 2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.65, 10.17, 167.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.178, 63.399, 66.392)`
Decimal	`12506828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED6CC, 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 #BED6CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED6CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.68:1	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 #BED6CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed6cc; }
.text { color: #bed6cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed6cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 214 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed6cc, #bed4d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BED6CC?: #BED6CC 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 #BED6CC?: The RGB value is 190, 214, 204: 190 red, 214 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED6CC?: The complementary color is #D6BEC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED6CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.