What color is #BAE0AB?

#BAE0AB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAE0AB?

The RGB value is 186, 224, 171: 186 red, 224 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAE0AB?

The complementary color is #D1ABE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAE0AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAE0AB color

#BAE0AB rgb(186, 224, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #BAE0AB is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 87.8% green and 67.1% blue (186, 224, 171).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 46% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Fizz (#B1DBAA), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.34:1).

#BAE0AB color codes

HEX	`#BAE0AB`
RGB	`rgb(186, 224, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 87.8%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 46%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 24%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 24%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.35, -22.08, 21.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.35, 31.14, 135.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.254, 66.69, 48.534)`
Decimal	`12247211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAE0AB, 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 #BAE0AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAE0AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.34:1	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 #BAE0AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bae0ab; }
.text { color: #bae0ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bae0ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 224 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bae0ab, #abe0b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAE0AB?: #BAE0AB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAE0AB?: The RGB value is 186, 224, 171: 186 red, 224 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAE0AB?: The complementary color is #D1ABE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAE0AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.