What color is #BAD1CC?

#BAD1CC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAD1CC?

The RGB value is 186, 209, 204: 186 red, 209 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAD1CC?

The complementary color is #D1BABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAD1CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAD1CC color

#BAD1CC rgb(186, 209, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAD1CC is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 82% green and 80% blue (186, 209, 204).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 20% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.08:1).

#BAD1CC color codes

HEX	`#BAD1CC`
RGB	`rgb(186, 209, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 82%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 20%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 2%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.05, -8.67, -0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.05, 8.67, 180.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.947, 60.399, 65.931)`
Decimal	`12243404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAD1CC, 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 #BAD1CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAD1CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.08:1	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 #BAD1CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bad1cc; }
.text { color: #bad1cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bad1cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 209 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bad1cc, #bacad1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BAD1CC?: #BAD1CC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAD1CC?: The RGB value is 186, 209, 204: 186 red, 209 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAD1CC?: The complementary color is #D1BABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAD1CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.