What color is #BAE4E3?

#BAE4E3 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color On Cloud Nine. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAE4E3?

The RGB value is 186, 228, 227: 186 red, 228 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAE4E3?

The complementary color is #E4BABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAE4E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAE4E3 color

#BAE4E3 rgb(186, 228, 227)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BAE4E3 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 89.4% green and 89% blue (186, 228, 227).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 44% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is On Cloud Nine (#C2E7E8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.29:1).

#BAE4E3 color codes

HEX	`#BAE4E3`
RGB	`rgb(186, 228, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 89.4%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 44%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 18%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.71, -13.75, -4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.71, 14.32, 196.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.854, 71.47, 83.194)`
Decimal	`12248291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAE4E3, 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 #BAE4E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAE4E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.29:1	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 #BAE4E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bae4e3; }
.text { color: #bae4e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bae4e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 228 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bae4e3, #bad0e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BAE4E3?: #BAE4E3 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color On Cloud Nine. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAE4E3?: The RGB value is 186, 228, 227: 186 red, 228 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAE4E3?: The complementary color is #E4BABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAE4E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.