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#BAF7DB Color

#BAF7DB is rgb(186, 247, 219) in RGB, hsl(152, 79%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 11%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAF7DB
HEX#BAF7DB
RGBrgb(186, 247, 219)
HSLhsl(152, 79%, 85%)
HSVhsv(152, 25%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 11%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(92.7% 0.072 165)
LABlab(92.53% -24.13 6.97)
LCHlch(92.53% 25.12 163.89)

What #BAF7DB 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 #BAF7DB, 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 green in the library.

#BAF7DB Channel Values

How #BAF7DB 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 247 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 152° · S 79% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 152° · S 25% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAF7DB 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 text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BAF7DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAF7DB; 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 #BAF7DB

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

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How #BAF7DB 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#BAF7DB
Protanopia#EEEEDB
Protanomaly#DBF2DB
Deuteranopia#E5E5DD
Deuteranomaly#D5EDDC
Tritanopia#BFF4F4
Tritanomaly#BDF5EA
Achromatopsia#EAEAEA

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Using #BAF7DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-baf7db: #BAF7DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAF7DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-baf7db': '#BAF7DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.969, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_baf7db">#BAF7DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAF7DB"

More Green Colors

#BAF7DB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BAF7DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAF7DB?

#BAF7DB is a lightest green — rgb(186, 247, 219) in RGB and hsl(152, 79%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.55.

What is the RGB value of #BAF7DB?

#BAF7DB is rgb(186, 247, 219) — red 186, green 247, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAF7DB?

#BAF7DB converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 11%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAF7DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAF7DB scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAF7DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAF7DB 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 14.45, which is visibly different.

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