What color is #BAFFF8?

#BAFFF8 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Crushed Ice. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAFFF8?

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

What is the complementary color of #BAFFF8?

The complementary color is #FFBAC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAFFF8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.75:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAFFF8 color

#BAFFF8 rgb(186, 255, 248)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BAFFF8 is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 100% green and 97.3% blue (186, 255, 248).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Crushed Ice (#C4FFF7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.75:1).

#BAFFF8 color codes

HEX	`#BAFFF8`
RGB	`rgb(186, 255, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 100%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 3%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.47, -22.68, -3.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.47, 22.96, 188.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.947, 88.733, 102.072)`
Decimal	`12255224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAFFF8, 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 #BAFFF8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAFFF8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.75:1	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 #BAFFF8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bafff8; }
.text { color: #bafff8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bafff8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 255 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bafff8, #bae4ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BAFFF8?: #BAFFF8 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Crushed Ice. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAFFF8?: The RGB value is 186, 255, 248: 186 red, 255 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAFFF8?: The complementary color is #FFBAC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAFFF8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.75:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.