What color is #BEDCC9?

#BEDCC9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Delta Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEDCC9?

The RGB value is 190, 220, 201: 190 red, 220 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEDCC9?

The complementary color is #DCBED1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEDCC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEDCC9 color

#BEDCC9 rgb(190, 220, 201)

Shades of green

The hex color #BEDCC9 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 86.3% green and 78.8% blue (190, 220, 201).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 30% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Delta Mint (#C5E6CF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.27:1).

#BEDCC9 color codes

HEX	`#BEDCC9`
RGB	`rgb(190, 220, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 86.3%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 30%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 9%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.17, -13.54, 6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.17, 14.82, 156.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.369, 66.349, 65.031)`
Decimal	`12508361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEDCC9, 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 #BEDCC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEDCC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.27:1	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 #BEDCC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bedcc9; }
.text { color: #bedcc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bedcc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 220 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bedcc9, #bedcd8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BEDCC9?: #BEDCC9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Delta Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEDCC9?: The RGB value is 190, 220, 201: 190 red, 220 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEDCC9?: The complementary color is #DCBED1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEDCC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.