What color is #BEE8C5?

#BEE8C5 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mint-o-licious. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEE8C5?

The RGB value is 190, 232, 197: 190 red, 232 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEE8C5?

The complementary color is #E8BEE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEE8C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEE8C5 color

#BEE8C5 rgb(190, 232, 197)

Shades of green

The hex color #BEE8C5 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 91% green and 77.3% blue (190, 232, 197).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 48% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Mint-o-licious (#B6E9C8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.54:1).

#BEE8C5 color codes

HEX	`#BEE8C5`
RGB	`rgb(190, 232, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 91%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 48%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 18%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 15%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.3, -20.25, 12.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.3, 23.84, 148.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.167, 72.69, 63.673)`
Decimal	`12511429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEE8C5, 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 #BEE8C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEE8C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.54:1	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 #BEE8C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bee8c5; }
.text { color: #bee8c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bee8c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 232 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bee8c5, #bee8da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BEE8C5?: #BEE8C5 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mint-o-licious. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEE8C5?: The RGB value is 190, 232, 197: 190 red, 232 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEE8C5?: The complementary color is #E8BEE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEE8C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.