What color is #BFFFED?

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

What is the RGB value of #BFFFED?

The RGB value is 191, 255, 237: 191 red, 255 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFFFED?

The complementary color is #FFBFD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFFFED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.74:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFFFED color

#BFFFED rgb(191, 255, 237)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 100% green and 92.9% blue (191, 255, 237).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Arabica Mint (#C0FFEE), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.74:1).

#BFFFED color codes

HEX	`#BFFFED`
RGB	`rgb(191, 255, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 100%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 25%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.46, -23.52, 2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.46, 23.62, 174.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.527, 88.708, 93.405)`
Decimal	`12582893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFFFED, 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 #BFFFED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFFFED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.74:1	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 #BFFFED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfffed; }
.text { color: #bfffed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfffed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 255 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfffed, #bff1ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BFFFED?: #BFFFED is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Arabica Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFFFED?: The RGB value is 191, 255, 237: 191 red, 255 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFFFED?: The complementary color is #FFBFD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFFFED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.74:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.