What color is #BAD0D1?

#BAD0D1 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAD0D1?

The RGB value is 186, 208, 209: 186 red, 208 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAD0D1?

The complementary color is #D1BBBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAD0D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAD0D1 color

#BAD0D1 rgb(186, 208, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAD0D1 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 81.6% green and 82% blue (186, 208, 209).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 20% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.03:1).

#BAD0D1 color codes

HEX	`#BAD0D1`
RGB	`rgb(186, 208, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 81.6%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 20%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.92, -7.16, -3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.92, 7.77, 202.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.311, 60.153, 69.059)`
Decimal	`12243153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAD0D1, 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 #BAD0D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAD0D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	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 #BAD0D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bad0d1; }
.text { color: #bad0d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bad0d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 208 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bad0d1, #bac4d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #BAD0D1?: #BAD0D1 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAD0D1?: The RGB value is 186, 208, 209: 186 red, 208 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAD0D1?: The complementary color is #D1BBBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAD0D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.