What color is #BEDFDA?

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

What is the RGB value of #BEDFDA?

The RGB value is 190, 223, 218: 190 red, 223 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEDFDA?

The complementary color is #DFBEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEDFDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEDFDA color

#BEDFDA rgb(190, 223, 218)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 87.5% green and 85.5% blue (190, 223, 218).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 34% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.76:1).

#BEDFDA color codes

HEX	`#BEDFDA`
RGB	`rgb(190, 223, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 87.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 34%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 2%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.4, -11.79, -1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.4, 11.85, 185.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.275, 68.783, 76.417)`
Decimal	`12509146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEDFDA, 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 #BEDFDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEDFDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.76:1	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 #BEDFDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bedfda; }
.text { color: #bedfda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bedfda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 223 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bedfda, #bed4df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BEDFDA?: #BEDFDA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEDFDA?: The RGB value is 190, 223, 218: 190 red, 223 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEDFDA?: The complementary color is #DFBEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEDFDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.