What color is #BFE076?

#BFE076 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Venomous Sting. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFE076?

The RGB value is 191, 224, 118: 191 red, 224 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFE076?

The complementary color is #9776E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFE076?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFE076 color

#BFE076 rgb(191, 224, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFE076 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 87.8% green and 46.3% blue (191, 224, 118).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 63% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Venomous Sting (#C6EC7A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.14:1).

#BFE076 color codes

HEX	`#BFE076`
RGB	`rgb(191, 224, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 87.8%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 63%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 47%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 47%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.84, -27.27, 48.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.84, 55.24, 119.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.412, 65.695, 27.108)`
Decimal	`12574838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFE076, 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 #BFE076	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFE076 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.14:1	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 #BFE076 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfe076; }
.text { color: #bfe076; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfe076; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 224 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfe076, #8ae076); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #BFE076?: #BFE076 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Venomous Sting. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFE076?: The RGB value is 191, 224, 118: 191 red, 224 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFE076?: The complementary color is #9776E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFE076?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.