What color is #BAD0C0?

#BAD0C0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAD0C0?

The RGB value is 186, 208, 192: 186 red, 208 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAD0C0?

The complementary color is #D0BACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAD0C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAD0C0 color

#BAD0C0 rgb(186, 208, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAD0C0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 81.6% green and 75.3% blue (186, 208, 192).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 19% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Marsh Fog (#C6D8C7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.87:1).

#BAD0C0 color codes

HEX	`#BAD0C0`
RGB	`rgb(186, 208, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 81.6%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 19%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 8%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.49, -10.43, 5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.49, 11.76, 152.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.318, 59.356, 58.559)`
Decimal	`12243136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAD0C0, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BAD0C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAD0C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BAD0C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bad0c0; }
.text { color: #bad0c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bad0c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 208 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bad0c0, #bad0cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BAD0C0?: #BAD0C0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAD0C0?: The RGB value is 186, 208, 192: 186 red, 208 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAD0C0?: The complementary color is #D0BACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAD0C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.