What color is #BAFFA2?

#BAFFA2 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 #BAFFA2?

The RGB value is 186, 255, 162: 186 red, 255 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAFFA2?

The complementary color is #E7A2FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAFFA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.91:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAFFA2 color

#BAFFA2 rgb(186, 255, 162)

Shades of green

The hex color #BAFFA2 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 100% green and 63.5% blue (186, 255, 162).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 100% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Celery Mousse (#C1FD95), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.91:1).

#BAFFA2 color codes

HEX	`#BAFFA2`
RGB	`rgb(186, 255, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 100%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 100%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 36%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 36%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.7, -37.96, 37.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.7, 53.55, 135.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.529, 84.566, 47.204)`
Decimal	`12255138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAFFA2, 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 #BAFFA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAFFA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.91:1	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 #BAFFA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baffa2; }
.text { color: #baffa2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baffa2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 255 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baffa2, #a2ffb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAFFA2?: #BAFFA2 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 #BAFFA2?: The RGB value is 186, 255, 162: 186 red, 255 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAFFA2?: The complementary color is #E7A2FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAFFA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.91:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.