What color is #BEDBD1?

#BEDBD1 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEDBD1?

The RGB value is 190, 219, 209: 190 red, 219 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEDBD1?

The complementary color is #DBBEC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEDBD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEDBD1 color

#BEDBD1 rgb(190, 219, 209)

Shades of green

The hex color #BEDBD1 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 85.9% green and 82% blue (190, 219, 209).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 29% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.24:1).

#BEDBD1 color codes

HEX	`#BEDBD1`
RGB	`rgb(190, 219, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 85.9%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 29%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 13%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 5%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.1, -11.52, 1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.1, 11.64, 171.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.073, 66.212, 70.03)`
Decimal	`12508113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEDBD1, 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 #BEDBD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEDBD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.24:1	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 #BEDBD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bedbd1; }
.text { color: #bedbd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bedbd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 219 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bedbd1, #bed6db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BEDBD1?: #BEDBD1 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEDBD1?: The RGB value is 190, 219, 209: 190 red, 219 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEDBD1?: The complementary color is #DBBEC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEDBD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.