What color is #BAD1AA?

#BAD1AA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAD1AA?

The RGB value is 186, 209, 170: 186 red, 209 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAD1AA?

The complementary color is #C1AAD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAD1AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAD1AA color

#BAD1AA rgb(186, 209, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #BAD1AA is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 82% green and 66.7% blue (186, 209, 170).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 30% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#BAD1AA color codes

HEX	`#BAD1AA`
RGB	`rgb(186, 209, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 82%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 30%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 19%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 19%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.26, -14.78, 16.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.26, 22.38, 131.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.305, 58.942, 46.749)`
Decimal	`12243370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAD1AA, 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 #BAD1AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAD1AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	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 #BAD1AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bad1aa; }
.text { color: #bad1aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bad1aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 209 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bad1aa, #aad1ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BAD1AA?: #BAD1AA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAD1AA?: The RGB value is 186, 209, 170: 186 red, 209 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAD1AA?: The complementary color is #C1AAD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAD1AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.