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#BAF3EE Color

#BAF3EE is rgb(186, 243, 238) in RGB, hsl(175, 70%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 2%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Blue (#AFEEEE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAF3EE
HEX#BAF3EE
RGBrgb(186, 243, 238)
HSLhsl(175, 70%, 84%)
HSVhsv(175, 23%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 2%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(92.4% 0.058 189.5)
LABlab(91.85% -19.45 -3.79)
LCHlch(91.85% 19.82 191.02)

What #BAF3EE 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 #BAF3EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BAF3EE Channel Values

How #BAF3EE 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 243 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 175° · S 70% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 175° · S 23% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.23:1 vs white · 17.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAF3EE 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 text1.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BAF3EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAF3EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BAF3EE

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAF3EE.

How #BAF3EE 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#BAF3EE
Protanopia#EBEBEE
Protanomaly#D9EEEE
Deuteranopia#E2E2EF
Deuteranomaly#D3E9EF
Tritanopia#BBF2F2
Tritanomaly#BBF3F1
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAF3EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-baf3ee: #BAF3EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAF3EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-baf3ee': '#BAF3EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.953, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_baf3ee">#BAF3EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAF3EE"

More Teal Colors

#BAF3EE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BAF3EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAF3EE?

#BAF3EE is a lightest teal — rgb(186, 243, 238) in RGB and hsl(175, 70%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Blue (#AFEEEE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.73.

What is the RGB value of #BAF3EE?

#BAF3EE is rgb(186, 243, 238) — red 186, green 243, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAF3EE?

#BAF3EE converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 2%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAF3EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAF3EE scores 1.23:1 against white and 17.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAF3EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAF3EE 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 3.73, which is very hard to tell apart.

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