What color is #BEDFD5?

#BEDFD5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEDFD5?

The RGB value is 190, 223, 213: 190 red, 223 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEDFD5?

The complementary color is #DFBEC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEDFD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEDFD5 color

#BEDFD5 rgb(190, 223, 213)

Shades of green

The hex color #BEDFD5 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 87.5% green and 83.5% blue (190, 223, 213).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 34% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.71:1).

#BEDFD5 color codes

HEX	`#BEDFD5`
RGB	`rgb(190, 223, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 87.5%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 34%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 4%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.27, -12.78, 1.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.27, 12.84, 174.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.63, 68.525, 73.023)`
Decimal	`12509141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEDFD5, 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 #BEDFD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEDFD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.71:1	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 #BEDFD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bedfd5; }
.text { color: #bedfd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bedfd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 223 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bedfd5, #bed8df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BEDFD5?: #BEDFD5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEDFD5?: The RGB value is 190, 223, 213: 190 red, 223 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEDFD5?: The complementary color is #DFBEC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEDFD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.