What color is #BEDFAD?

#BEDFAD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEDFAD?

The RGB value is 190, 223, 173: 190 red, 223 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEDFAD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BEDFAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEDFAD color

#BEDFAD rgb(190, 223, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #BEDFAD is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 87.5% green and 67.8% blue (190, 223, 173).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 44% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Fizz (#B1DBAA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.35:1).

#BEDFAD color codes

HEX	`#BEDFAD`
RGB	`rgb(190, 223, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 87.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 44%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 22%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 22%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.37, -19.88, 20.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.37, 28.91, 133.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.164, 66.739, 49.503)`
Decimal	`12509101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEDFAD, 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 #BEDFAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEDFAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.35:1	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 #BEDFAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bedfad; }
.text { color: #bedfad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bedfad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 223 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bedfad, #addfb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BEDFAD?: #BEDFAD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEDFAD?: The RGB value is 190, 223, 173: 190 red, 223 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEDFAD?: The complementary color is #CEADDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEDFAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.