What color is #BAF0E1?

#BAF0E1 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Water Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAF0E1?

The RGB value is 186, 240, 225: 186 red, 240 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAF0E1?

The complementary color is #F0BAC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAF0E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAF0E1 color

#BAF0E1 rgb(186, 240, 225)

Shades of green

The hex color #BAF0E1 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 94.1% green and 88.2% blue (186, 240, 225).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 64% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Water Leaf (#B6ECDE), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.64:1).

#BAF0E1 color codes

HEX	`#BAF0E1`
RGB	`rgb(186, 240, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 94.1%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 64%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 23%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 6%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.87, -20.13, 1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.87, 20.2, 175.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.996, 78.193, 82.888)`
Decimal	`12251361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAF0E1, 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 #BAF0E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAF0E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.64:1	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 #BAF0E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baf0e1; }
.text { color: #baf0e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baf0e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 240 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baf0e1, #bae4f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BAF0E1?: #BAF0E1 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Water Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAF0E1?: The RGB value is 186, 240, 225: 186 red, 240 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAF0E1?: The complementary color is #F0BAC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAF0E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.