What color is #BEF3CC?

#BEF3CC is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Smell the Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEF3CC?

The RGB value is 190, 243, 204: 190 red, 243 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEF3CC?

The complementary color is #F3BEE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEF3CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEF3CC color

#BEF3CC rgb(190, 243, 204)

Shades of green

The hex color #BEF3CC is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 95.3% green and 80% blue (190, 243, 204).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 69% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 5% 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 16.88:1).

#BEF3CC color codes

HEX	`#BEF3CC`
RGB	`rgb(190, 243, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 95.3%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 69%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 22%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 16%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.42, -24.35, 13.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.42, 27.77, 151.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.182, 79.406, 69.06)`
Decimal	`12514252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEF3CC, 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 #BEF3CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEF3CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.88:1	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 #BEF3CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bef3cc; }
.text { color: #bef3cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bef3cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 243 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bef3cc, #bef3e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BEF3CC?: #BEF3CC is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Smell the Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEF3CC?: The RGB value is 190, 243, 204: 190 red, 243 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEF3CC?: The complementary color is #F3BEE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEF3CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.