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#BAF7FC Color

#BAF7FC is rgb(186, 247, 252) in RGB, hsl(185, 92%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 2%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Blue (#AFEEEE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAF7FC
HEX#BAF7FC
RGBrgb(186, 247, 252)
HSLhsl(185, 92%, 86%)
HSVhsv(185, 26%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 2%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(93.7% 0.061 202.5)
LABlab(93.23% -19.00 -8.98)
LCHlch(93.23% 21.01 205.29)

What #BAF7FC 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 #BAF7FC, 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.

#BAF7FC Channel Values

How #BAF7FC 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 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 185° · S 92% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 185° · S 26% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAF7FC 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BAF7FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAF7FC; 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 #BAF7FC

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 #BAF7FC 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#BAF7FC
Protanopia#EEEEFC
Protanomaly#DBF2FC
Deuteranopia#E5E5FD
Deuteranomaly#D5EDFD
Tritanopia#B9F8F8
Tritanomaly#B9F7F9
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAF7FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-baf7fc: #BAF7FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAF7FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-baf7fc': '#BAF7FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.969, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_baf7fc">#BAF7FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAF7FC"

More Teal Colors

#BAF7FC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BAF7FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAF7FC?

#BAF7FC is a lightest teal — rgb(186, 247, 252) in RGB and hsl(185, 92%, 86%) 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 4.3.

What is the RGB value of #BAF7FC?

#BAF7FC is rgb(186, 247, 252) — red 186, green 247, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAF7FC?

#BAF7FC converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 2%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAF7FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAF7FC scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAF7FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAF7FC 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 4.3, which is very hard to tell apart.

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