What color is #BAEAA8?

#BAEAA8 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 #BAEAA8?

The RGB value is 186, 234, 168: 186 red, 234 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAEAA8?

The complementary color is #D8A8EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAEAA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAEAA8 color

#BAEAA8 rgb(186, 234, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #BAEAA8 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 91.8% green and 65.9% blue (186, 234, 168).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 61% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 8% 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 15.42:1).

#BAEAA8 color codes

HEX	`#BAEAA8`
RGB	`rgb(186, 234, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 91.8%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 61%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 28%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 28%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.02, -27.37, 27.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.02, 38.56, 135.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.739, 72.111, 47.968)`
Decimal	`12249768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAEAA8, 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 #BAEAA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAEAA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.42:1	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 #BAEAA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baeaa8; }
.text { color: #baeaa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baeaa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 234 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baeaa8, #a8eab7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BAEAA8?: #BAEAA8 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 #BAEAA8?: The RGB value is 186, 234, 168: 186 red, 234 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAEAA8?: The complementary color is #D8A8EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAEAA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.