What color is #BEFFAC?

#BEFFAC 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 #BEFFAC?

The RGB value is 190, 255, 172: 190 red, 255 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEFFAC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BEFFAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.09:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEFFAC color

#BEFFAC rgb(190, 255, 172)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 100% green and 67.5% blue (190, 255, 172).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Glow in the Dark (#BEFDB7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.09:1).

#BEFFAC color codes

HEX	`#BEFFAC`
RGB	`rgb(190, 255, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 100%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 100%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 33%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 33%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.07, -35.21, 33.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.07, 48.49, 136.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.44, 85.444, 52.119)`
Decimal	`12517292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEFFAC, 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 #BEFFAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEFFAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.09:1	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 #BEFFAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beffac; }
.text { color: #beffac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beffac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 255 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beffac, #acffc4); }

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Questions

What color is #BEFFAC?: #BEFFAC 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 #BEFFAC?: The RGB value is 190, 255, 172: 190 red, 255 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEFFAC?: The complementary color is #EDACFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEFFAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.09:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.