What color is #BAE8E4?

#BAE8E4 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAE8E4?

The RGB value is 186, 232, 228: 186 red, 232 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAE8E4?

The complementary color is #E8BABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAE8E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAE8E4 color

#BAE8E4 rgb(186, 232, 228)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BAE8E4 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 91% green and 89.4% blue (186, 232, 228).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 50% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Cold (#C3ECE9), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.75:1).

#BAE8E4 color codes

HEX	`#BAE8E4`
RGB	`rgb(186, 232, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 91%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 50%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 20%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 2%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.8, -15.55, -2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.8, 15.83, 190.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.106, 73.752, 84.294)`
Decimal	`12249316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAE8E4, 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 #BAE8E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAE8E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.75:1	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 #BAE8E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bae8e4; }
.text { color: #bae8e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bae8e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 232 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bae8e4, #bad5e8); }

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Questions

What color is #BAE8E4?: #BAE8E4 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAE8E4?: The RGB value is 186, 232, 228: 186 red, 232 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAE8E4?: The complementary color is #E8BABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAE8E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.