What color is #BEDDDB?

#BEDDDB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cold Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEDDDB?

The RGB value is 190, 221, 219: 190 red, 221 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEDDDB?

The complementary color is #DDBEC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEDDDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEDDDB color

#BEDDDB rgb(190, 221, 219)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BEDDDB is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 86.7% green and 85.9% blue (190, 221, 219).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 31% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Cold Wave (#C2E2E3), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.55:1).

#BEDDDB color codes

HEX	`#BEDDDB`
RGB	`rgb(190, 221, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 86.7%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 31%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 1%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.89, -10.57, -2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.89, 10.86, 193.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.875, 67.773, 76.931)`
Decimal	`12508635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEDDDB, 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 #BEDDDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEDDDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.55:1	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 #BEDDDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bedddb; }
.text { color: #bedddb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bedddb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 221 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bedddb, #bed0dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BEDDDB?: #BEDDDB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cold Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEDDDB?: The RGB value is 190, 221, 219: 190 red, 221 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEDDDB?: The complementary color is #DDBEC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEDDDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.