What color is #BACE9E?

#BACE9E is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BACE9E?

The RGB value is 186, 206, 158: 186 red, 206 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BACE9E?

The complementary color is #B29ECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BACE9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BACE9E color

#BACE9E rgb(186, 206, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #BACE9E is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 80.8% green and 62% blue (186, 206, 158).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 33% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.41:1).

#BACE9E color codes

HEX	`#BACE9E`
RGB	`rgb(186, 206, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 80.8%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 33%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 23%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 23%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.21, -15.16, 21.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.21, 26.46, 124.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.492, 57.05, 40.798)`
Decimal	`12242590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BACE9E, 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 #BACE9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BACE9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.41:1	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 #BACE9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bace9e; }
.text { color: #bace9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bace9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 206 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bace9e, #a2ce9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BACE9E?: #BACE9E is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BACE9E?: The RGB value is 186, 206, 158: 186 red, 206 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BACE9E?: The complementary color is #B29ECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BACE9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.