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#baf8cd color: Smell the Mint

#baf8cd is rgb(186, 248, 205) in RGB and oklch(92.587% 0.08553 154.196) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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138°
100%

92.6%
0.086
154°
  • Emerald
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Cool
  • ≈ Aquamarine
  • green-200
  • Black 3%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.21:1Hard to read
Lc -12
Black text
17.40:1Readable · AA
Lc 93

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About #baf8cd

#baf8cd is a pastel very light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 92.6% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 154°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.21:1 contrast and black text 17.4:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Smell the Mint (#bef7cf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is green-200.

More very light emerald colors

Lighter: #baf8cd mixed with white

  1. baf8cd
  2. c1f9d2
  3. c9fad7
  4. d0fadc
  5. d7fbe1
  6. defce6
  7. e4fdeb
  8. ebfdf0
  9. f2fef5
  10. f8fefa

Darker: #baf8cd mixed with black

  1. baf8cd
  2. a1d8b2
  3. 89b898
  4. 729a7e
  5. 5c7c66
  6. 46604e
  7. 324538
  8. 1e2c23
  9. 0d150f
  10. 020302

Calmer: #baf8cd with less saturation

  1. baf8cd
  2. bff6d0
  3. c4f5d2
  4. c8f3d5
  5. cdf1d7
  6. d1efda
  7. d6eedc
  8. daecdf
  9. deeae1
  10. e2e8e4

Questions about #baf8cd

What color is #baf8cd?

#baf8cd is pastel very light emerald. The closest named color is Smell the Mint. In RGB it is rgb(186, 248, 205), in HSL hsl(138.39, 81.58%, 85.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(92.587% 0.08553 154.196).

What colors go well with #baf8cd?

The complementary color of #baf8cd is #ffd2fe. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #daf1b2 and #a3faed. The triadic partners are #dae5ff and #ffd9cc.

Is white or black text more readable on #baf8cd?

Black text reads better on #baf8cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and black gives 17.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #baf8cd a warm or cool color?

#baf8cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 154 degrees, its lightness 92.6% and its chroma 0.086.