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#BAE3CB Color

#BAE3CB is rgb(186, 227, 203) in RGB, hsl(145, 42%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 11%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Mint (#D5F5E3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAE3CB
HEX#BAE3CB
RGBrgb(186, 227, 203)
HSLhsl(145, 42%, 81%)
HSVhsv(145, 18%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 11%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(88% 0.054 159.4)
LABlab(86.81% -17.36 7.12)
LCHlch(86.81% 18.77 157.69)

What #BAE3CB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BAE3CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Mint#D5F5E3ΔE 8.39Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 9.02Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 10.49Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 12.07Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 12.08Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 13.41

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#BAE3CB Channel Values

How #BAE3CB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 186 · G 227 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 42% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 18% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.41:1 vs white · 14.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAE3CB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAE3CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAE3CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAE3CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BAE3CB
Complementary
#E3BAD2
Analogous
#BEE3BA
Analogous
#BAE3E0
Triadic
#CBBAE3
Triadic
#E3CBBA
Split comp.
#E0BAE3
Split comp.
#E3BABE

Tints & Shades of #BAE3CB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1E6D1
#CCEAD9
#D4EDDE
#DEF2E6
#E6F5EC
#F1F9F4

Shades

#92D3AD
#6BC28F
#47AE72
#378658
#265E3E
#163624

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAE3CB.

How #BAE3CB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BAE3CB
Protanopia#DDDDCB
Protanomaly#D0DFCB
Deuteranopia#D7D7CC
Deuteranomaly#CCDCCC
Tritanopia#BEE0E0
Tritanomaly#BCE1D8
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAE3CB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bae3cb: #BAE3CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAE3CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bae3cb': '#BAE3CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.890, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_bae3cb">#BAE3CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAE3CB"

More Green Colors

#BAE3CB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BAE3CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAE3CB?

#BAE3CB is a lightest green — rgb(186, 227, 203) in RGB and hsl(145, 42%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Mint (#D5F5E3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.39.

What is the RGB value of #BAE3CB?

#BAE3CB is rgb(186, 227, 203) — red 186, green 227, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAE3CB?

#BAE3CB converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 11%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAE3CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAE3CB scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAE3CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAE3CB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 14.56, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.