What color is #BEE7A5?

#BEE7A5 is a light, moderate green known as Pastel Pea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pastel Pea?

The RGB value is 190, 231, 165: 190 red, 231 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pastel Pea?

The complementary color is #CEA5E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEE7A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pastel Pea color: hex code #BEE7A5

#BEE7A5 rgb(190, 231, 165)

Shades of green

Pastel Pea has the hex code #BEE7A5. It is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 90.6% green and 64.7% blue (190, 231, 165).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 58% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.16:1).

Pastel Pea (#BEE7A5) color codes

HEX	`#BEE7A5`
RGB	`rgb(190, 231, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 90.6%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 58%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 29%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 29%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.39, -25.01, 27.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.39, 37.46, 131.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.601, 70.815, 46.277)`
Decimal	`12511141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pastel Pea, 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 #BEE7A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEE7A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.16:1	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 #BEE7A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bee7a5; }
.text { color: #bee7a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bee7a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 231 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bee7a5, #a5e7ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

See #BEE7A5 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BEE7A5?: #BEE7A5 is a light, moderate green known as Pastel Pea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pastel Pea?: The RGB value is 190, 231, 165: 190 red, 231 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pastel Pea?: The complementary color is #CEA5E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEE7A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.