What color is #BEDFCA?

#BEDFCA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Delta Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEDFCA?

The RGB value is 190, 223, 202: 190 red, 223 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEDFCA?

The complementary color is #DFBED3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEDFCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEDFCA color

#BEDFCA rgb(190, 223, 202)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 87.5% green and 79.2% blue (190, 223, 202).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 34% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Delta Mint (#C5E6CF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.6:1).

#BEDFCA color codes

HEX	`#BEDFCA`
RGB	`rgb(190, 223, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 87.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 34%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86, -14.87, 6.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86, 16.3, 155.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.281, 67.986, 65.918)`
Decimal	`12509130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEDFCA, 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 #BEDFCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEDFCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.6:1	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 #BEDFCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bedfca; }
.text { color: #bedfca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bedfca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 223 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bedfca, #bedfda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BEDFCA?: #BEDFCA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Delta Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEDFCA?: The RGB value is 190, 223, 202: 190 red, 223 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEDFCA?: The complementary color is #DFBED3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEDFCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.