What color is #BFEEDE?

#BFEEDE is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Fresh Breeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFEEDE?

The RGB value is 191, 238, 222: 191 red, 238 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFEEDE?

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

Is black or white text better on #BFEEDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.5:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFEEDE color

#BFEEDE rgb(191, 238, 222)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 93.3% green and 87.1% blue (191, 238, 222).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 58% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Fresh Breeze (#BEEDDC), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.5:1).

#BFEEDE color codes

HEX	`#BFEEDE`
RGB	`rgb(191, 238, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 93.3%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 58%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 20%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 7%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.55, -18.21, 2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.55, 18.42, 171.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.242, 77.497, 80.614)`
Decimal	`12578526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFEEDE, 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 #BFEEDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFEEDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.5:1	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 #BFEEDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfeede; }
.text { color: #bfeede; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfeede; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 238 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfeede, #bfe6ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BFEEDE?: #BFEEDE is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Fresh Breeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFEEDE?: The RGB value is 191, 238, 222: 191 red, 238 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFEEDE?: The complementary color is #EEBFCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFEEDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.5:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.