What color is #BAFFA4?

#BAFFA4 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Creamy Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAFFA4?

The RGB value is 186, 255, 164: 186 red, 255 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAFFA4?

The complementary color is #E9A4FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAFFA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.93:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAFFA4 color

#BAFFA4 rgb(186, 255, 164)

Shades of green

The hex color #BAFFA4 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 100% green and 64.3% blue (186, 255, 164).

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 Creamy Mint (#AAFFAA), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.93:1).

#BAFFA4 color codes

HEX	`#BAFFA4`
RGB	`rgb(186, 255, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 100%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 100%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 36%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 36%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.73, -37.68, 36.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.73, 52.68, 135.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.709, 84.637, 48.147)`
Decimal	`12255140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAFFA4, 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 #BAFFA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAFFA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.93:1	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 #BAFFA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baffa4; }
.text { color: #baffa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baffa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 255 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baffa4, #a4ffbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAFFA4?: #BAFFA4 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Creamy Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAFFA4?: The RGB value is 186, 255, 164: 186 red, 255 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAFFA4?: The complementary color is #E9A4FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAFFA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.93:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.