What color is #BEDDD6?

#BEDDD6 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 #BEDDD6?

The RGB value is 190, 221, 214: 190 red, 221 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEDDD6?

The complementary color is #DDBEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEDDD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.5:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEDDD6 color

#BEDDD6 rgb(190, 221, 214)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BEDDD6 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 86.7% green and 83.9% blue (190, 221, 214).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 31% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.5:1).

#BEDDD6 color codes

HEX	`#BEDDD6`
RGB	`rgb(190, 221, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 86.7%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 31%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 3%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.76, -11.57, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.76, 11.57, 180.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.226, 67.514, 73.516)`
Decimal	`12508630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEDDD6, 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 #BEDDD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEDDD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.5:1	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 #BEDDD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beddd6; }
.text { color: #beddd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beddd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 221 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beddd6, #bed4dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BEDDD6?: #BEDDD6 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 #BEDDD6?: The RGB value is 190, 221, 214: 190 red, 221 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEDDD6?: The complementary color is #DDBEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEDDD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.5:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.