Recognised as Colour
#BAFDE1
- #BAFDE1
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#BAFDE1 is a cyan with RGB values 186, 253, 225 and HSL 155°, 94%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#BAFDE1#BAFDE1
HEX#BAFDE1
RGBrgb(186, 253, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.9922, 0.8824
RGB percentages72.9%, 99.2%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(154.9, 94.4%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(154.9, 26.5%, 99.2%)
CMYK26.5%, 0%, 11.1%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,254,689
CSS custom property--colour: #BAFDE1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.86126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.23:1
Contrast with white1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EDEDED
Inverted#45021E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FDBAD6
Analogous#BAFDBF, #BAF8FD
Triadic#E1BAFD, #FDE1BA
Split complementary#FDBAF8, #FDBFBA
Tetradic#BFBAFD, #FDBAD6, #F8FDBA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G253
B225
Red186 (72.9%)
Green253 (99.2%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue154.93°
Saturation (HSL)94.37%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BA · G FD · B E1
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