What color is #BFF128?

#BFF128 is a vivid yellow-green known as Pick Your Poison. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pick Your Poison?

The RGB value is 191, 241, 40: 191 red, 241 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pick Your Poison?

The complementary color is #5A28F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFF128?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pick Your Poison color: hex code #BFF128

#BFF128 rgb(191, 241, 40)

Shades of green

Pick Your Poison has the hex code #BFF128. It is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 94.5% green and 15.7% blue (191, 241, 40).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 88% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 83% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.83:1).

Pick Your Poison (#BFF128) color codes

HEX	`#BFF128`
RGB	`rgb(191, 241, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 94.5%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 88%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 83%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 83%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.99, -40.15, 81.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.99, 90.64, 116.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.325, 74.14, 13.508)`
Decimal	`12579112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pick Your Poison, 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 #BFF128	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFF128 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.83:1	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 #BFF128 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bff128; }
.text { color: #bff128; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bff128; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 241 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bff128, #5af128); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Green Yellow.

See #BFF128 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BFF128?: #BFF128 is a vivid yellow-green known as Pick Your Poison. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pick Your Poison?: The RGB value is 191, 241, 40: 191 red, 241 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pick Your Poison?: The complementary color is #5A28F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFF128?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.