What color is #BFE0BE?

#BFE0BE is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Sugar Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFE0BE?

The RGB value is 191, 224, 190: 191 red, 224 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFE0BE?

The complementary color is #DFBEE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFE0BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFE0BE color

#BFE0BE rgb(191, 224, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFE0BE is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 87.8% green and 74.5% blue (191, 224, 190).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 35% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Sugar Mint (#C0E2C5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.62:1).

#BFE0BE color codes

HEX	`#BFE0BE`
RGB	`rgb(191, 224, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 87.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 35%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 15%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 15%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.06, -17.19, 13.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.06, 21.6, 142.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.434, 68.104, 58.825)`
Decimal	`12574910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFE0BE, 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 #BFE0BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFE0BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.62:1	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 #BFE0BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfe0be; }
.text { color: #bfe0be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfe0be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 224 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfe0be, #bee0ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BFE0BE?: #BFE0BE is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Sugar Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFE0BE?: The RGB value is 191, 224, 190: 191 red, 224 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFE0BE?: The complementary color is #DFBEE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFE0BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.