What color is #BED9C1?

#BED9C1 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BED9C1?

The RGB value is 190, 217, 193: 190 red, 217 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED9C1?

The complementary color is #D9BED6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED9C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED9C1 color

#BED9C1 rgb(190, 217, 193)

Shades of green

The hex color #BED9C1 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 85.1% green and 75.7% blue (190, 217, 193).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 26% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.88:1).

#BED9C1 color codes

HEX	`#BED9C1`
RGB	`rgb(190, 217, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 85.1%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 26%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 11%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.19, -13.49, 8.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.19, 16.11, 146.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.672, 64.422, 59.943)`
Decimal	`12507585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED9C1, 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 #BED9C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED9C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.88:1	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 #BED9C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed9c1; }
.text { color: #bed9c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed9c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 217 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed9c1, #bed9cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BED9C1?: #BED9C1 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BED9C1?: The RGB value is 190, 217, 193: 190 red, 217 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED9C1?: The complementary color is #D9BED6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED9C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.