What color is #BEFFCE?

#BEFFCE is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Eau de Nil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEFFCE?

The RGB value is 190, 255, 206: 190 red, 255 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEFFCE?

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

Is black or white text better on #BEFFCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.38:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEFFCE color

#BEFFCE rgb(190, 255, 206)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 100% green and 80.8% blue (190, 255, 206).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Eau de Nil (#BFFFCF), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.38:1).

#BEFFCE color codes

HEX	`#BEFFCE`
RGB	`rgb(190, 255, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 100%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 25%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 19%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.7, -29.69, 16.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.7, 34.2, 150.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.132, 86.921, 71.568)`
Decimal	`12517326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEFFCE, 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 #BEFFCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEFFCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.38:1	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 #BEFFCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beffce; }
.text { color: #beffce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beffce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 255 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beffce, #beffee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BEFFCE?: #BEFFCE is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Eau de Nil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEFFCE?: The RGB value is 190, 255, 206: 190 red, 255 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEFFCE?: The complementary color is #FFBEEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEFFCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.38:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.