What color is #BEDDEC?

#BEDDEC is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sleepless Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEDDEC?

The RGB value is 190, 221, 236: 190 red, 221 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEDDEC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BEDDEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEDDEC color

#BEDDEC rgb(190, 221, 236)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BEDDEC is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 86.7% green and 92.5% blue (190, 221, 236).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 55% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Sleepless Blue (#BADBED), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.74:1).

#BEDDEC color codes

HEX	`#BEDDEC`
RGB	`rgb(190, 221, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 86.7%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 55%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 19%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 6%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.36, -7.05, -10.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.36, 12.85, 236.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.228, 68.714, 89.325)`
Decimal	`12508652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEDDEC, 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 #BEDDEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEDDEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.74:1	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 #BEDDEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beddec; }
.text { color: #beddec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beddec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 221 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beddec, #bec6ec); }

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Questions

What color is #BEDDEC?: #BEDDEC is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sleepless Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEDDEC?: The RGB value is 190, 221, 236: 190 red, 221 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEDDEC?: The complementary color is #ECCDBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEDDEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.