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#BEDCE4 Color

#BEDCE4 is rgb(190, 220, 228) in RGB, hsl(193, 41%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 4%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEDCE4
HEX#BEDCE4
RGBrgb(190, 220, 228)
HSLhsl(193, 41%, 82%)
HSVhsv(193, 17%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 4%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(87.5% 0.034 215.6)
LABlab(85.74% -9.03 -7.45)
LCHlch(85.74% 11.71 219.51)

What #BEDCE4 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BEDCE4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#BEDCE4 Channel Values

How #BEDCE4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 190 · G 220 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 193° · S 41% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 193° · S 17% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.44:1 vs white · 14.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEDCE4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BEDCE4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BEDCE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEDCE4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BEDCE4

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BEDCE4.

How #BEDCE4 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BEDCE4
Protanopia#D7D7E4
Protanomaly#CED9E4
Deuteranopia#D3D3E5
Deuteranomaly#CBD6E4
Tritanopia#BDDDDD
Tritanomaly#BDDDE0
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEDCE4 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bedce4: #BEDCE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEDCE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bedce4': '#BEDCE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.863, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_bedce4">#BEDCE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEDCE4"

More Teal Colors

#BEDCE4 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEDCE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEDCE4?

#BEDCE4 is a lightest teal — rgb(190, 220, 228) in RGB and hsl(193, 41%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #BEDCE4?

#BEDCE4 is rgb(190, 220, 228) — red 190, green 220, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEDCE4?

#BEDCE4 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 4%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEDCE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEDCE4 scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEDCE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEDCE4 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 5.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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