What color is #BAE8B0?

#BAE8B0 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ice Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAE8B0?

The RGB value is 186, 232, 176: 186 red, 232 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAE8B0?

The complementary color is #DEB0E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAE8B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAE8B0 color

#BAE8B0 rgb(186, 232, 176)

Shades of green

The hex color #BAE8B0 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 91% green and 69% blue (186, 232, 176).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 55% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Ice Ice (#BAEBAE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.26:1).

#BAE8B0 color codes

HEX	`#BAE8B0`
RGB	`rgb(186, 232, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 91%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 55%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 24%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 24%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.62, -25.15, 22.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.62, 33.75, 138.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.941, 71.286, 51.825)`
Decimal	`12249264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAE8B0, 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 #BAE8B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAE8B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.26:1	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 #BAE8B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bae8b0; }
.text { color: #bae8b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bae8b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 232 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bae8b0, #b0e8c2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BAE8B0?: #BAE8B0 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ice Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAE8B0?: The RGB value is 186, 232, 176: 186 red, 232 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAE8B0?: The complementary color is #DEB0E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAE8B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.