What color is #BAF6F5?

#BAF6F5 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Ice Citadel. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAF6F5?

The RGB value is 186, 246, 245: 186 red, 246 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAF6F5?

The complementary color is #F6BABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAF6F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.59:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAF6F5 color

#BAF6F5 rgb(186, 246, 245)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BAF6F5 is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 96.5% green and 96.1% blue (186, 246, 245).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 77% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Ice Citadel (#B2F8F8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.59:1).

#BAF6F5 color codes

HEX	`#BAF6F5`
RGB	`rgb(186, 246, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 96.5%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 77%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 24%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.99, -18.93, -5.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.99, 19.75, 196.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.682, 82.94, 98.706)`
Decimal	`12252917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAF6F5, 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 #BAF6F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAF6F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.59:1	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 #BAF6F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baf6f5; }
.text { color: #baf6f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baf6f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 246 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baf6f5, #bad9f6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BAF6F5?: #BAF6F5 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Ice Citadel. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAF6F5?: The RGB value is 186, 246, 245: 186 red, 246 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAF6F5?: The complementary color is #F6BABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAF6F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.59:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.