Recognised as Colour
#BAFBCB
- #BAFBCB
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Aquamarine
#BAFBCB is a green with RGB values 186, 251, 203 and HSL 136°, 89%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.
Colour values
#BAFBCB#BAFBCB
HEX#BAFBCB
RGBrgb(186, 251, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.9843, 0.7961
RGB percentages72.9%, 98.4%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(135.7, 89%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(135.7, 25.9%, 98.4%)
CMYK25.9%, 0%, 19.1%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,254,155
CSS custom property--colour: #BAFBCB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.83745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.75:1
Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#450434
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FBBAEA
Analogous#CAFBBA, #BAFBEB
Triadic#CBBAFB, #FBCBBA
Split complementary#EBBAFB, #FBBACA
Tetradic#BACAFB, #FBBAEA, #FBEBBA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G251
B203
Red186 (72.9%)
Green251 (98.4%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue135.69°
Saturation (HSL)89.04%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BA · G FB · B CB
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