What color is #BFFAD5?

#BFFAD5 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Smell the Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFFAD5?

The RGB value is 191, 250, 213: 191 red, 250 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFFAD5?

The complementary color is #FABFE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFFAD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.85:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFFAD5 color

#BFFAD5 rgb(191, 250, 213)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFFAD5 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 98% green and 83.5% blue (191, 250, 213).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 86% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Smell the Mint (#BEF7CF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.85:1).

#BFFAD5 color codes

HEX	`#BFFAD5`
RGB	`rgb(191, 250, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 98%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 86%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 24%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 15%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.56, -25.75, 11.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.56, 28.31, 155.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.678, 84.249, 75.634)`
Decimal	`12581589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFFAD5, 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 #BFFAD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFFAD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.85:1	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 #BFFAD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bffad5; }
.text { color: #bffad5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bffad5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 250 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bffad5, #bffaf3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seafoam Green.

Questions

What color is #BFFAD5?: #BFFAD5 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Smell the Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFFAD5?: The RGB value is 191, 250, 213: 191 red, 250 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFFAD5?: The complementary color is #FABFE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFFAD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.85:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.