#BAE4E5#BAE4E5
#BAE4E5 is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.716; OKLCH L 88.9% C 0.044 H 198.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAE4E5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 228, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 45%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 19%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.8%, 0.4%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.77, -13.33, -5.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.77, 14.24, 200.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.95% -0.0414 -0.0136) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.95% 0.044 198.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.1320, 71.5810, 84.6564) |
| Luminance | 0.7158 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 2.42
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 4.53
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 4.98
Light Sky Blue
#C6FCFF
ΔE00 5.34
Pale Blue
#D0FEFE
ΔE00 5.50
Really Light Blue
#D4FFFF
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAE4E5 #E5BBBA
analogous
#BAE5D1 #BAE4E5 #BACFE5
triadic
#BAE4E5 #E5BAE4 #E4E5BA
tetradic
#BAE4E5 #D1BAE5 #E5BBBA #CFE5BA
square
#BAE4E5 #D1BAE5 #E5BBBA #CFE5BA
split-complementary
#BAE4E5 #E5BACF #E5D1BA
monochromatic
#61C1C4 #8ED3D4 #BAE4E5 #E6F5F6 #E9F6F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.37
#BAE4E5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.32
#BAE4E5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAE4E5
15.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAE4E5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAE4E5 | 1.00 | 1.37 | 15.32 | 15.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DEE0E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D6D9E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ADE7E4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DCDCDC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bae4e5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 228, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.9% 0.044 198.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfeced',
500: '#bae4e5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bae4e5; $custom-light: #cfeced; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bae4e5",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 228,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.395,
"s": 45.263,
"l": 81.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8895,
"c": 0.04362,
"h": 198.2
},
"luminance": 0.71583
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAE4E5
secondary
#BF8584
accent
#302DB8
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFDFD
border
#D4D5D5
text
#141616
muted
#838484