What color is #BEEECD?

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

What is the RGB value of #BEEECD?

The RGB value is 190, 238, 205: 190 red, 238 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEEECD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BEEECD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.3:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEEECD color

#BEEECD rgb(190, 238, 205)

Shades of green

The hex color #BEEECD is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 93.3% green and 80.4% blue (190, 238, 205).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 59% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Mint-o-licious (#B6E9C8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.3:1).

#BEEECD color codes

HEX	`#BEEECD`
RGB	`rgb(190, 238, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 93.3%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 59%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 20%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 14%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.09, -21.74, 10.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.09, 24.35, 153.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.826, 76.502, 69.202)`
Decimal	`12512973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEEECD, 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 #BEEECD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEEECD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.3:1	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 #BEEECD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beeecd; }
.text { color: #beeecd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beeecd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 238 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beeecd, #beeee5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BEEECD?: #BEEECD is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Mint-o-licious. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEEECD?: The RGB value is 190, 238, 205: 190 red, 238 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEEECD?: The complementary color is #EEBEDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEEECD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.3:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.