What color is #BDFACF?

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

What is the RGB value of #BDFACF?

The RGB value is 189, 250, 207: 189 red, 250 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDFACF?

The complementary color is #FABDE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDFACF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.74:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDFACF color

#BDFACF rgb(189, 250, 207)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 98% green and 81.2% blue (189, 250, 207).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 86% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Smell the Mint (#BEF7CF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.74:1).

#BDFACF color codes

HEX	`#BDFACF`
RGB	`rgb(189, 250, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 98%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 86%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 24%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 17%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.32, -27.47, 14.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.32, 31.06, 152.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.431, 83.693, 71.674)`
Decimal	`12450511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDFACF, 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 #BDFACF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDFACF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.74:1	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 #BDFACF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdfacf; }
.text { color: #bdfacf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdfacf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 250 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdfacf, #bdfaed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seafoam Green.

Questions

What color is #BDFACF?: #BDFACF is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Smell the Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDFACF?: The RGB value is 189, 250, 207: 189 red, 250 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDFACF?: The complementary color is #FABDE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDFACF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.74:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.