Recognised as Colour
#BAF7E7
- #BAF7E7
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#BAF7E7 is a cyan with RGB values 186, 247, 231 and HSL 164°, 79%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#BAF7E7#BAF7E7
HEX#BAF7E7
RGBrgb(186, 247, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.9686, 0.9059
RGB percentages72.9%, 96.9%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(164.3, 79.2%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.3, 24.7%, 96.9%)
CMYK24.7%, 0%, 6.5%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,253,159
CSS custom property--colour: #BAF7E7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.8273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.55:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#450818
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F7BACA
Analogous#BAF7C9, #BAE9F7
Triadic#E7BAF7, #F7E7BA
Split complementary#F7BAE9, #F7C9BA
Tetradic#C9BAF7, #F7BACA, #E9F7BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G247
B231
Red186 (72.9%)
Green247 (96.9%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue164.26°
Saturation (HSL)79.22%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BA · G F7 · B E7
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