What color is #BED8D5?

#BED8D5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BED8D5?

The RGB value is 190, 216, 213: 190 red, 216 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED8D5?

The complementary color is #D8BEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED8D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED8D5 color

#BED8D5 rgb(190, 216, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BED8D5 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 84.7% green and 83.5% blue (190, 216, 213).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 25% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.97:1).

#BED8D5 color codes

HEX	`#BED8D5`
RGB	`rgb(190, 216, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 84.7%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 25%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.41, -9.21, -1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.41, 9.32, 188.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.798, 64.862, 72.412)`
Decimal	`12507349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED8D5, 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 #BED8D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED8D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.97:1	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 #BED8D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed8d5; }
.text { color: #bed8d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed8d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 216 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed8d5, #beced8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BED8D5?: #BED8D5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BED8D5?: The RGB value is 190, 216, 213: 190 red, 216 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED8D5?: The complementary color is #D8BEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED8D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.