What color is #BAEED4?

#BAEED4 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Mystery Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAEED4?

The RGB value is 186, 238, 212: 186 red, 238 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAEED4?

The complementary color is #EEBAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAEED4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAEED4 color

#BAEED4 rgb(186, 238, 212)

Shades of green

The hex color #BAEED4 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 93.3% green and 83.1% blue (186, 238, 212).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 60% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Mystery Mint (#BBEFD3), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.27:1).

#BAEED4 color codes

HEX	`#BAEED4`
RGB	`rgb(186, 238, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 93.3%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 60%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 22%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 11%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.02, -21.7, 7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.02, 22.86, 161.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.705, 76.339, 73.706)`
Decimal	`12250836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAEED4, 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 #BAEED4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAEED4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.27:1	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 #BAEED4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baeed4; }
.text { color: #baeed4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baeed4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 238 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baeed4, #baeeee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #BAEED4?: #BAEED4 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Mystery Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAEED4?: The RGB value is 186, 238, 212: 186 red, 238 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAEED4?: The complementary color is #EEBAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAEED4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.