What color is #BAFFAF?

#BAFFAF is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Glow in the Dark. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAFFAF?

The RGB value is 186, 255, 175: 186 red, 255 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAFFAF?

The complementary color is #F4AFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAFFAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAFFAF color

#BAFFAF rgb(186, 255, 175)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 100% green and 68.6% blue (186, 255, 175).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Glow in the Dark (#BEFDB7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.01:1).

#BAFFAF color codes

HEX	`#BAFFAF`
RGB	`rgb(186, 255, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 100%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 100%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 31%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 31%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.91, -36.07, 31.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.91, 47.93, 138.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.745, 85.052, 53.607)`
Decimal	`12255151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAFFAF, 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 #BAFFAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAFFAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.01:1	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 #BAFFAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baffaf; }
.text { color: #baffaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baffaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 255 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baffaf, #afffcc); }

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Questions

What color is #BAFFAF?: #BAFFAF is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Glow in the Dark. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAFFAF?: The RGB value is 186, 255, 175: 186 red, 255 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAFFAF?: The complementary color is #F4AFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAFFAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.