What color is #BFEEC6?

#BFEEC6 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFEEC6?

The RGB value is 191, 238, 198: 191 red, 238 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFEEC6?

The complementary color is #EEBFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFEEC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFEEC6 color

#BFEEC6 rgb(191, 238, 198)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFEEC6 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 93.3% green and 77.6% blue (191, 238, 198).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 58% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Glaucous Green (#B3E8C2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.26:1).

#BFEEC6 color codes

HEX	`#BFEEC6`
RGB	`rgb(191, 238, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 93.3%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 58%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 20%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 17%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90, -22.68, 14.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90, 26.9, 147.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.251, 76.301, 64.863)`
Decimal	`12578502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFEEC6, 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 #BFEEC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFEEC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.26:1	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 #BFEEC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfeec6; }
.text { color: #bfeec6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfeec6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 238 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfeec6, #bfeede); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BFEEC6?: #BFEEC6 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFEEC6?: The RGB value is 191, 238, 198: 191 red, 238 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFEEC6?: The complementary color is #EEBFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFEEC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.