What color is #BEE6A3?

#BEE6A3 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Pea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEE6A3?

The RGB value is 190, 230, 163: 190 red, 230 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEE6A3?

The complementary color is #CBA3E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEE6A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEE6A3 color

#BEE6A3 rgb(190, 230, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #BEE6A3 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 90.2% green and 63.9% blue (190, 230, 163).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 57% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Pea (#BEE7A5), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.04:1).

#BEE6A3 color codes

HEX	`#BEE6A3`
RGB	`rgb(190, 230, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 90.2%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 57%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 29%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 29%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.09, -24.82, 28.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.09, 37.8, 131.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.142, 70.184, 45.232)`
Decimal	`12510883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEE6A3, 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 #BEE6A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEE6A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.04:1	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 #BEE6A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bee6a3; }
.text { color: #bee6a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bee6a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 230 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bee6a3, #a3e6aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BEE6A3?: #BEE6A3 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Pea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEE6A3?: The RGB value is 190, 230, 163: 190 red, 230 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEE6A3?: The complementary color is #CBA3E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEE6A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.