What color is #BED8DB?

#BED8DB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Quick-Freeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BED8DB?

The RGB value is 190, 216, 219: 190 red, 216 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED8DB?

The complementary color is #DBC1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED8DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED8DB color

#BED8DB rgb(190, 216, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BED8DB is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 84.7% green and 85.9% blue (190, 216, 219).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 29% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Quick-Freeze (#BDDBE1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.03:1).

#BED8DB color codes

HEX	`#BED8DB`
RGB	`rgb(190, 216, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 84.7%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 29%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 13%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 1%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.57, -8.01, -4.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.57, 9.14, 208.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.574, 65.172, 76.498)`
Decimal	`12507355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED8DB, 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 #BED8DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED8DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.03:1	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 #BED8DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed8db; }
.text { color: #bed8db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed8db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 216 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed8db, #becadb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #BED8DB?: #BED8DB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Quick-Freeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BED8DB?: The RGB value is 190, 216, 219: 190 red, 216 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED8DB?: The complementary color is #DBC1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED8DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.