What color is #BAFFB1?

#BAFFB1 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 #BAFFB1?

The RGB value is 186, 255, 177: 186 red, 255 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAFFB1?

The complementary color is #F6B1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAFFB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAFFB1 color

#BAFFB1 rgb(186, 255, 177)

Shades of green

The hex color #BAFFB1 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 100% green and 69.4% blue (186, 255, 177).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 100% saturation and 85% 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 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.03:1).

#BAFFB1 color codes

HEX	`#BAFFB1`
RGB	`rgb(186, 255, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 100%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 100%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 31%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 31%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.94, -35.76, 30.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.94, 47.07, 139.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.943, 85.131, 54.649)`
Decimal	`12255153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAFFB1, 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 #BAFFB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAFFB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.03:1	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 #BAFFB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baffb1; }
.text { color: #baffb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baffb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 255 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baffb1, #b1ffcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAFFB1?: #BAFFB1 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 #BAFFB1?: The RGB value is 186, 255, 177: 186 red, 255 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAFFB1?: The complementary color is #F6B1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAFFB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.