What color is #BACE7F?

#BACE7F is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Alligator Alley. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BACE7F?

The RGB value is 186, 206, 127: 186 red, 206 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BACE7F?

The complementary color is #937FCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BACE7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BACE7F color

#BACE7F rgb(186, 206, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #BACE7F is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 80.8% green and 49.8% blue (186, 206, 127).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 45% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Alley (#C5D17B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.22:1).

#BACE7F color codes

HEX	`#BACE7F`
RGB	`rgb(186, 206, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 80.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 45%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 38%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 38%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.68, -19.41, 37.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.68, 41.84, 117.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.152, 56.114, 28.474)`
Decimal	`12242559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BACE7F, 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 #BACE7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BACE7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.22:1	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 #BACE7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bace7f; }
.text { color: #bace7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bace7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 206 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bace7f, #93ce7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #BACE7F?: #BACE7F is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Alligator Alley. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BACE7F?: The RGB value is 186, 206, 127: 186 red, 206 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BACE7F?: The complementary color is #937FCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BACE7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.