What color is #BED8BB?

#BED8BB 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 #BED8BB?

The RGB value is 190, 216, 187: 190 red, 216 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED8BB?

The complementary color is #D5BBD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED8BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED8BB color

#BED8BB rgb(190, 216, 187)

Shades of green

The hex color #BED8BB is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 84.7% green and 73.3% blue (190, 216, 187).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 27% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.73:1).

#BED8BB color codes

HEX	`#BED8BB`
RGB	`rgb(190, 216, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 84.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 27%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.78, -14.04, 11.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.78, 18.1, 140.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.759, 63.646, 56.404)`
Decimal	`12507323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED8BB, 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 #BED8BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED8BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.73:1	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 #BED8BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed8bb; }
.text { color: #bed8bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed8bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 216 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed8bb, #bbd8c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BED8BB?: #BED8BB 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 #BED8BB?: The RGB value is 190, 216, 187: 190 red, 216 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED8BB?: The complementary color is #D5BBD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED8BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.