What color is #BEE2B9?

#BEE2B9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEE2B9?

The RGB value is 190, 226, 185: 190 red, 226 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEE2B9?

The complementary color is #DDB9E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEE2B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEE2B9 color

#BEE2B9 rgb(190, 226, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #BEE2B9 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 88.6% green and 72.5% blue (190, 226, 185).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 41% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.77:1).

#BEE2B9 color codes

HEX	`#BEE2B9`
RGB	`rgb(190, 226, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 88.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 41%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 18%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 18%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.43, -19.38, 16.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.43, 25.26, 140.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.187, 68.842, 56.164)`
Decimal	`12509881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEE2B9, 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 #BEE2B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEE2B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.77:1	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 #BEE2B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bee2b9; }
.text { color: #bee2b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bee2b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 226 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bee2b9, #b9e2c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEE2B9?: #BEE2B9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEE2B9?: The RGB value is 190, 226, 185: 190 red, 226 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEE2B9?: The complementary color is #DDB9E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEE2B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.