What color is #BEDDE2?

#BEDDE2 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Quick-Freeze. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEDDE2?

The RGB value is 190, 221, 226: 190 red, 221 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEDDE2?

The complementary color is #E2C3BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEDDE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEDDE2 color

#BEDDE2 rgb(190, 221, 226)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BEDDE2 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 86.7% green and 88.6% blue (190, 221, 226).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 38% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Quick-Freeze (#BDDBE1), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.63:1).

#BEDDE2 color codes

HEX	`#BEDDE2`
RGB	`rgb(190, 221, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 86.7%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 38%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 16%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 2%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.08, -9.15, -5.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.08, 10.88, 212.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.816, 68.149, 81.887)`
Decimal	`12508642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEDDE2, 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 #BEDDE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEDDE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.63:1	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 #BEDDE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bedde2; }
.text { color: #bedde2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bedde2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 221 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bedde2, #becbe2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BEDDE2?: #BEDDE2 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Quick-Freeze. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEDDE2?: The RGB value is 190, 221, 226: 190 red, 221 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEDDE2?: The complementary color is #E2C3BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEDDE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.