What color is #BAFCF8?

#BAFCF8 is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color The Big Freeze. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAFCF8?

The RGB value is 186, 252, 248: 186 red, 252 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAFCF8?

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

Is black or white text better on #BAFCF8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.37:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAFCF8 color

#BAFCF8 rgb(186, 252, 248)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BAFCF8 is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 98.8% green and 97.3% blue (186, 252, 248).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 92% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is The Big Freeze (#BBFFFF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.37:1).

#BAFCF8 color codes

HEX	`#BAFCF8`
RGB	`rgb(186, 252, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 98.8%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 92%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 26%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 2%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.67, -21.23, -4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.67, 21.75, 192.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.998, 86.834, 101.756)`
Decimal	`12254456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAFCF8, 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 #BAFCF8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAFCF8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.37:1	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 #BAFCF8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bafcf8; }
.text { color: #bafcf8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bafcf8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 252 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bafcf8, #badffc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BAFCF8?: #BAFCF8 is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color The Big Freeze. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAFCF8?: The RGB value is 186, 252, 248: 186 red, 252 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAFCF8?: The complementary color is #FCBABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAFCF8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.37:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.