What color is #BED7BD?

#BED7BD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BED7BD?

The RGB value is 190, 215, 189: 190 red, 215 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED7BD?

The complementary color is #D6BDD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED7BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED7BD color

#BED7BD rgb(190, 215, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #BED7BD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 84.3% green and 74.1% blue (190, 215, 189).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 25% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.64:1).

#BED7BD color codes

HEX	`#BED7BD`
RGB	`rgb(190, 215, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 84.3%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 25%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 12%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.56, -13.19, 10.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.56, 16.57, 142.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.719, 63.221, 57.454)`
Decimal	`12507069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED7BD, 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 #BED7BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED7BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.64:1	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 #BED7BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed7bd; }
.text { color: #bed7bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed7bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 215 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed7bd, #bdd7c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BED7BD?: #BED7BD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BED7BD?: The RGB value is 190, 215, 189: 190 red, 215 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED7BD?: The complementary color is #D6BDD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED7BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.