What color is #BEDBE5?

#BEDBE5 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Breezy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEDBE5?

The RGB value is 190, 219, 229: 190 red, 219 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEDBE5?

The complementary color is #E5C8BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEDBE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEDBE5 color

#BEDBE5 rgb(190, 219, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BEDBE5 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 85.9% green and 89.8% blue (190, 219, 229).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 43% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Breezy (#C2DDE6), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.45:1).

#BEDBE5 color codes

HEX	`#BEDBE5`
RGB	`rgb(190, 219, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 85.9%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 43%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 17%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 4%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.64, -7.5, -8.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.64, 11.05, 227.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.706, 67.266, 83.899)`
Decimal	`12508133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEDBE5, 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 #BEDBE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEDBE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.45:1	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 #BEDBE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bedbe5; }
.text { color: #bedbe5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bedbe5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 219 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bedbe5, #bec7e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BEDBE5?: #BEDBE5 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Breezy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEDBE5?: The RGB value is 190, 219, 229: 190 red, 219 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEDBE5?: The complementary color is #E5C8BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEDBE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.