What color is #BEDAD8?

#BEDAD8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Peek-a-Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEDAD8?

The RGB value is 190, 218, 216: 190 red, 218 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEDAD8?

The complementary color is #DABEC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEDAD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEDAD8 color

#BEDAD8 rgb(190, 218, 216)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BEDAD8 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 85.5% green and 84.7% blue (190, 218, 216).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 27% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Peek-a-Blue (#C5E1E1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#BEDAD8 color codes

HEX	`#BEDAD8`
RGB	`rgb(190, 218, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 85.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 27%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 1%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.02, -9.64, -2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.02, 9.87, 192.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.698, 66.047, 74.608)`
Decimal	`12507864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEDAD8, 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 #BEDAD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEDAD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	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 #BEDAD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bedad8; }
.text { color: #bedad8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bedad8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 218 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bedad8, #beceda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BEDAD8?: #BEDAD8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Peek-a-Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEDAD8?: The RGB value is 190, 218, 216: 190 red, 218 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEDAD8?: The complementary color is #DABEC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEDAD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.