Recognised as Colour
#BAF1E6
- #BAF1E6
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#BAF1E6 is a cyan with RGB values 186, 241, 230 and HSL 168°, 66%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#BAF1E6#BAF1E6
HEX#BAF1E6
RGBrgb(186, 241, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.9451, 0.902
RGB percentages72.9%, 94.5%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(168, 66.3%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168, 22.8%, 94.5%)
CMYK22.8%, 0%, 4.6%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,251,622
CSS custom property--colour: #BAF1E6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.79063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.81:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#450E19
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F1BAC5
Analogous#BAF1CA, #BAE0F1
Triadic#E6BAF1, #F1E6BA
Split complementary#F1BAE0, #F1CABA
Tetradic#CABAF1, #F1BAC5, #E0F1BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G241
B230
Red186 (72.9%)
Green241 (94.5%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue168°
Saturation (HSL)66.27%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BA · G F1 · B E6
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