What color is #BEFCBA?

#BEFCBA is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Glow in the Dark. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEFCBA?

The RGB value is 190, 252, 186: 190 red, 252 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEFCBA?

The complementary color is #F8BAFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEFCBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEFCBA color

#BEFCBA rgb(190, 252, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #BEFCBA is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 98.8% green and 72.9% blue (190, 252, 186).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 92% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Glow in the Dark (#BEFDB7), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.82:1).

#BEFCBA color codes

HEX	`#BEFCBA`
RGB	`rgb(190, 252, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 98.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 92%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 26%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 26%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.5, -31.67, 25.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.5, 40.66, 141.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.906, 84.111, 59.26)`
Decimal	`12516538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEFCBA, 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 #BEFCBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEFCBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.82:1	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 #BEFCBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #befcba; }
.text { color: #befcba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #befcba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 252 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #befcba, #bafcd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BEFCBA?: #BEFCBA is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Glow in the Dark. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEFCBA?: The RGB value is 190, 252, 186: 190 red, 252 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEFCBA?: The complementary color is #F8BAFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEFCBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.