What color is #BAEBB1?

#BAEBB1 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 #BAEBB1?

The RGB value is 186, 235, 177: 186 red, 235 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAEBB1?

The complementary color is #E2B1EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAEBB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAEBB1 color

#BAEBB1 rgb(186, 235, 177)

Shades of green

The hex color #BAEBB1 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 92.2% green and 69.4% blue (186, 235, 177).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 59% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Ice Ice (#BAEBAE), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.61:1).

#BAEBB1 color codes

HEX	`#BAEBB1`
RGB	`rgb(186, 235, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 92.2%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 59%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 25%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 25%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.46, -26.43, 23.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.46, 35.13, 138.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.892, 73.029, 52.632)`
Decimal	`12250033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAEBB1, 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 #BAEBB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAEBB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.61:1	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 #BAEBB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baebb1; }
.text { color: #baebb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baebb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 235 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baebb1, #b1ebc5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BAEBB1?: #BAEBB1 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 #BAEBB1?: The RGB value is 186, 235, 177: 186 red, 235 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAEBB1?: The complementary color is #E2B1EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAEBB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.