What color is #BED8D3?

#BED8D3 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 #BED8D3?

The RGB value is 190, 216, 211: 190 red, 216 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED8D3?

The complementary color is #D8BEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED8D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED8D3 color

#BED8D3 rgb(190, 216, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BED8D3 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 84.7% green and 82.7% blue (190, 216, 211).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 25% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#BED8D3 color codes

HEX	`#BED8D3`
RGB	`rgb(190, 216, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 84.7%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 25%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 2%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.36, -9.6, -0.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.36, 9.61, 182.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.546, 64.761, 71.084)`
Decimal	`12507347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED8D3, 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 #BED8D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED8D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	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 #BED8D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed8d3; }
.text { color: #bed8d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed8d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 216 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed8d3, #bed0d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BED8D3?: #BED8D3 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 #BED8D3?: The RGB value is 190, 216, 211: 190 red, 216 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED8D3?: The complementary color is #D8BEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED8D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.