What color is #BAFE88?

#BAFE88 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Celery Mousse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAFE88?

The RGB value is 186, 254, 136: 186 red, 254 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAFE88?

The complementary color is #CC88FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAFE88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAFE88 color

#BAFE88 rgb(186, 254, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #BAFE88 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 99.6% green and 53.3% blue (186, 254, 136).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 98% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Celery Mousse (#C1FD95), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.62:1).

#BAFE88 color codes

HEX	`#BAFE88`
RGB	`rgb(186, 254, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 99.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 98%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 46%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 46%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.06, -40.84, 49.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.06, 64.2, 129.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.134, 83.099, 36.159)`
Decimal	`12254856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAFE88, 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 #BAFE88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAFE88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.62:1	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 #BAFE88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bafe88; }
.text { color: #bafe88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bafe88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 254 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bafe88, #88fe91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Green.

Questions

What color is #BAFE88?: #BAFE88 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Celery Mousse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAFE88?: The RGB value is 186, 254, 136: 186 red, 254 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAFE88?: The complementary color is #CC88FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAFE88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.