What color is #BED9D5?

#BED9D5 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 #BED9D5?

The RGB value is 190, 217, 213: 190 red, 217 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED9D5?

The complementary color is #D9BEC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED9D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED9D5 color

#BED9D5 rgb(190, 217, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BED9D5 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 85.1% green and 83.5% blue (190, 217, 213).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 26% 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 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.08:1).

#BED9D5 color codes

HEX	`#BED9D5`
RGB	`rgb(190, 217, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 85.1%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 26%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 2%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.68, -9.72, -1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.68, 9.78, 186.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.055, 65.376, 72.498)`
Decimal	`12507605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED9D5, 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 #BED9D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED9D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.08:1	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 #BED9D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed9d5; }
.text { color: #bed9d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed9d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 217 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed9d5, #bed0d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BED9D5?: #BED9D5 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 #BED9D5?: The RGB value is 190, 217, 213: 190 red, 217 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED9D5?: The complementary color is #D9BEC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED9D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.