What color is #BED7D4?

#BED7D4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BED7D4?

The RGB value is 190, 215, 212: 190 red, 215 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED7D4?

The complementary color is #D7BEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED7D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED7D4 color

#BED7D4 rgb(190, 215, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BED7D4 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 84.3% green and 83.1% blue (190, 215, 212).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 24% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.86:1).

#BED7D4 color codes

HEX	`#BED7D4`
RGB	`rgb(190, 215, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 84.3%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 24%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.12, -8.89, -1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.12, 8.99, 188.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.416, 64.3, 71.661)`
Decimal	`12507092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED7D4, 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 #BED7D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED7D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.86:1	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 #BED7D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed7d4; }
.text { color: #bed7d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed7d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 215 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed7d4, #beced7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BED7D4?: #BED7D4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BED7D4?: The RGB value is 190, 215, 212: 190 red, 215 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED7D4?: The complementary color is #D7BEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED7D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.