What color is #BED7CC?

#BED7CC 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 #BED7CC?

The RGB value is 190, 215, 204: 190 red, 215 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED7CC?

The complementary color is #D7BEC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED7CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED7CC color

#BED7CC rgb(190, 215, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BED7CC is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 84.3% green and 80% blue (190, 215, 204).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 24% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.78:1).

#BED7CC color codes

HEX	`#BED7CC`
RGB	`rgb(190, 215, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 84.3%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 24%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 5%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.92, -10.44, 2.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.92, 10.75, 166)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.432, 63.907, 66.477)`
Decimal	`12507084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED7CC, 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 #BED7CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED7CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	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 #BED7CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed7cc; }
.text { color: #bed7cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed7cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 215 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed7cc, #bed5d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BED7CC?: #BED7CC 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 #BED7CC?: The RGB value is 190, 215, 204: 190 red, 215 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED7CC?: The complementary color is #D7BEC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED7CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.