Palettes / Colors / #BAF8EA

#BAF8EA — Pale Vivid Teal

#BAF8EA is a teal color we call Pale Vivid Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#BAF8EA is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F8B9C8; it also sits naturally between #B9F8CA and #B9E7F8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 97% · Blue 92%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 3%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BAF8EA

.text { color: #BAF8EA; }
.background { background-color: #BAF8EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BAF8EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 248, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(166, 82%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BAF8EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 248, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BAF8EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 248, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BAF8EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BAF8EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F8B9C8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BAF8EA: #000000.

How #BAF8EA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BAF8EA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BAF8E9  ·  #BAF8EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BAF8EA?

#BAF8EA is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 186, 248, 234). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BAF8EA?

#BAF8EA is RGB 186, 248, 234 — HSL 166°, 82%, 85% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 6%, 3%.

What colors go with #BAF8EA?

Its complement is #F8B9C8; analogous partners are #B9F8CA and #B9E7F8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BAF8EA for text?

Black text on #BAF8EA has a contrast ratio of 17.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.