What color is #BFE4A5?

#BFE4A5 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Pea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFE4A5?

The RGB value is 191, 228, 165: 191 red, 228 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFE4A5?

The complementary color is #CAA5E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFE4A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFE4A5 color

#BFE4A5 rgb(191, 228, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFE4A5 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 89.4% green and 64.7% blue (191, 228, 165).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 54% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Pea (#BEE7A5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.86:1).

#BFE4A5 color codes

HEX	`#BFE4A5`
RGB	`rgb(191, 228, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 89.4%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 54%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 28%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 28%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.64, -23.21, 26.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.64, 35.52, 130.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.02, 69.279, 46.011)`
Decimal	`12575909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFE4A5, 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 #BFE4A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFE4A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.86:1	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 #BFE4A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfe4a5; }
.text { color: #bfe4a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfe4a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 228 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfe4a5, #a5e4ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BFE4A5?: #BFE4A5 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Pea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFE4A5?: The RGB value is 191, 228, 165: 191 red, 228 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFE4A5?: The complementary color is #CAA5E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFE4A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.