What color is #BED8CD?

#BED8CD is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BED8CD?

The RGB value is 190, 216, 205: 190 red, 216 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED8CD?

The complementary color is #D8BEC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED8CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED8CD color

#BED8CD rgb(190, 216, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BED8CD is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 84.7% green and 80.4% blue (190, 216, 205).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 25% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.89:1).

#BED8CD color codes

HEX	`#BED8CD`
RGB	`rgb(190, 216, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 84.7%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 25%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 5%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.21, -10.76, 2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.21, 11.04, 166.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.808, 64.466, 67.196)`
Decimal	`12507341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED8CD, 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 #BED8CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED8CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.89:1	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 #BED8CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed8cd; }
.text { color: #bed8cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed8cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 216 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed8cd, #bed6d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BED8CD?: #BED8CD is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BED8CD?: The RGB value is 190, 216, 205: 190 red, 216 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED8CD?: The complementary color is #D8BEC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED8CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.