#BAE8D9#BAE8D9
#BAE8D9 is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.732; OKLCH L 89.4% C 0.052 H 173.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAE8D9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 232, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(160, 50%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(160, 20%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.8%, 0%, 6.5%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.52, -17.77, 2.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.52, 17.94, 172.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.45% -0.0514 0.0061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.45% 0.052 173.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.6272, 73.1601, 76.5065) |
| Luminance | 0.7316 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Duck Egg Blue
#C3FBF4
ΔE00 5.30
Eggshell Blue
#C4FFF7
ΔE00 5.86
Pale Aqua
#B8FFEB
ΔE00 6.08
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 6.58
Light Light Blue
#CAFFFB
ΔE00 6.58
Ice
#D6FFFA
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAE8D9 #E8BAC9
analogous
#BAE8C2 #BAE8D9 #BAE0E8
triadic
#BAE8D9 #D9BAE8 #E8D9BA
tetradic
#BAE8D9 #C2BAE8 #E8BAC9 #E0E8BA
square
#BAE8D9 #C2BAE8 #E8BAC9 #E0E8BA
split-complementary
#BAE8D9 #E8BAE0 #E8C2BA
monochromatic
#5EC9A6 #8CD9C0 #BAE8D9 #E8F7F2 #E8F7F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.34
#BAE8D9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.63
#BAE8D9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAE8D9
15.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAE8D9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAE8D9 | 1.00 | 1.34 | 15.63 | 15.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5E2D8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCDCDA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AFE9E3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bae8d9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 232, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.4% 0.052 173.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfefe4',
500: '#bae8d9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bae8d9; $custom-light: #cfefe4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bae8d9",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 232,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 160.435,
"s": 50,
"l": 81.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89449,
"c": 0.05179,
"h": 173.2
},
"luminance": 0.73162
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAE8D9
secondary
#C38398
accent
#2859BD
background
#FEFFFE
surface
#FBFEFC
border
#D4D6D5
text
#141615
muted
#838584