What color is #BEDBD8?

#BEDBD8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Peek-a-Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEDBD8?

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

What is the complementary color of #BEDBD8?

The complementary color is #DBBEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEDBD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEDBD8 color

#BEDBD8 rgb(190, 219, 216)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BEDBD8 is a light, desaturated spring green.

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

Its hue angle is 174°, with 29% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Peek-a-Blue (#C5E1E1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.31:1).

#BEDBD8 color codes

HEX	`#BEDBD8`
RGB	`rgb(190, 219, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 85.9%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 29%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 13%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 1%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.28, -10.15, -1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.28, 10.3, 189.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.958, 66.567, 74.695)`
Decimal	`12508120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEDBD8, 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 #BEDBD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEDBD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.31:1	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 #BEDBD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bedbd8; }
.text { color: #bedbd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bedbd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 219 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bedbd8, #becfdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BEDBD8?: #BEDBD8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Peek-a-Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEDBD8?: The RGB value is 190, 219, 216: 190 red, 219 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEDBD8?: The complementary color is #DBBEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEDBD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.