What color is #BAE5BA?

#BAE5BA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAE5BA?

The RGB value is 186, 229, 186: 186 red, 229 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAE5BA?

The complementary color is #E5BAE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAE5BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAE5BA color

#BAE5BA rgb(186, 229, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #BAE5BA is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 89.8% green and 72.9% blue (186, 229, 186).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 45% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Big Spender (#ACDDAF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15:1).

#BAE5BA color codes

HEX	`#BAE5BA`
RGB	`rgb(186, 229, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 89.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 45%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 19%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 19%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.01, -22.03, 16.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.01, 27.5, 143.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.13, 70.022, 56.95)`
Decimal	`12248506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAE5BA, 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 #BAE5BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAE5BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15:1	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 #BAE5BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bae5ba; }
.text { color: #bae5ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bae5ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 229 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bae5ba, #bae5d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAE5BA?: #BAE5BA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAE5BA?: The RGB value is 186, 229, 186: 186 red, 229 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAE5BA?: The complementary color is #E5BAE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAE5BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.