What color is #BEDCD8?

#BEDCD8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEDCD8?

The RGB value is 190, 220, 216: 190 red, 220 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEDCD8?

The complementary color is #DCBEC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEDCD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEDCD8 color

#BEDCD8 rgb(190, 220, 216)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BEDCD8 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 86.3% green and 84.7% blue (190, 220, 216).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 30% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.42:1).

#BEDCD8 color codes

HEX	`#BEDCD8`
RGB	`rgb(190, 220, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 86.3%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 30%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 2%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.55, -10.66, -1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.55, 10.75, 187.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.22, 67.09, 74.782)`
Decimal	`12508376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEDCD8, 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 #BEDCD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEDCD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.42:1	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 #BEDCD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bedcd8; }
.text { color: #bedcd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bedcd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 220 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bedcd8, #bed1dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BEDCD8?: #BEDCD8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEDCD8?: The RGB value is 190, 220, 216: 190 red, 220 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEDCD8?: The complementary color is #DCBEC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEDCD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.