What color is #BFDED5?

#BFDED5 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 #BFDED5?

The RGB value is 191, 222, 213: 191 red, 222 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFDED5?

The complementary color is #DEBFC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFDED5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFDED5 color

#BFDED5 rgb(191, 222, 213)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFDED5 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 87.1% green and 83.5% blue (191, 222, 213).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 32% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.62:1).

#BFDED5 color codes

HEX	`#BFDED5`
RGB	`rgb(191, 222, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 87.1%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 32%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 4%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.07, -11.95, 0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.07, 11.99, 175.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.614, 68.122, 72.946)`
Decimal	`12574421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFDED5, 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 #BFDED5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFDED5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.62:1	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 #BFDED5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfded5; }
.text { color: #bfded5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfded5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 222 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfded5, #bfd7de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BFDED5?: #BFDED5 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 #BFDED5?: The RGB value is 191, 222, 213: 191 red, 222 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFDED5?: The complementary color is #DEBFC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFDED5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.