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#bafbef ≈ Celeste

  • teal
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bafbef is a color from the teal family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 98.43% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.78% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 168.92°, with 89.04% saturation and 85.69% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celeste (#b2ffff), ΔE 4.8.

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Relative luminance0.8567

Complementary

  1. #bafbef
  2. #fbbac6

Split complementary

  1. #bafbef
  2. #fbbae7
  3. #fbcfba

Analogous

  1. #bafbcf
  2. #bafbef
  3. #bae7fb

Triadic

  1. #bafbef
  2. #efbafb
  3. #fbefba

Tetradic

  1. #bafbef
  2. #bac6fb
  3. #fbbac6
  4. #fbefba

Square

  1. #bafbef
  2. #cfbafb
  3. #fbbac6
  4. #e7fbba

Monochromatic

  1. #29f3cd
  2. #72f7de
  3. #bafbef
  4. #ecfefb
  5. #ecfefb

Shades

#bafbef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bafbef
  2. #a7e2d7
  3. #95c9bf
  4. #82b0a7
  5. #70978f
  6. #5d7e78
  7. #4a6460
  8. #384b48
  9. #253230
  10. #131918
  11. #000000

Tints

#bafbef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bafbef
  2. #c1fbf1
  3. #c8fcf2
  4. #cffcf4
  5. #d6fdf5
  6. #ddfdf7
  7. #e3fdf9
  8. #eafefa
  9. #f1fefc
  10. #f8fffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bafbef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bafbef
  2. #b4efe4
  3. #aee2d9
  4. #a9d6ce
  5. #a3cac3
  6. #9dbeb8
  7. #97b1ac
  8. #91a5a1
  9. #8c9996
  10. #868c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eeeeee ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbf3ef ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5f3ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9ebf0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7fef7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0f7ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8f1f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #affdf4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bafbef {
  color: #bafbef;
}
Background
.bg-bafbef {
  background-color: #bafbef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bafbef {
  border: 2px solid #bafbef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bafbef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 251 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 89% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bafbef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bafbef, #bae7fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bafbef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 251 239 / 0.35);
}

#b2ffff Celeste ΔE 4.80 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 5.24 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 6.94 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 9.13 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 9.41 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.61 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 9.71 #450410 Inverted #eeeeee Grayscale 

Celeste
#bafbef  rgb(186, 251, 239)  hsl(169, 89%, 86%)  Celeste
#fbbac6  rgb(251, 186, 198)  hsl(349, 89%, 86%)  Cherry Blossom Pink
#efbafb  rgb(239, 186, 251)  hsl(289, 89%, 86%)  Mauve
#fbefba  rgb(251, 239, 186)  hsl(49, 89%, 86%)  Blond