What color is #BAD1D3?

#BAD1D3 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 #BAD1D3?

The RGB value is 186, 209, 211: 186 red, 209 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAD1D3?

The complementary color is #D3BCBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAD1D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAD1D3 color

#BAD1D3 rgb(186, 209, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAD1D3 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 82% green and 82.7% blue (186, 209, 211).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 22% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

#BAD1D3 color codes

HEX	`#BAD1D3`
RGB	`rgb(186, 209, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 82%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 22%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 12%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 1%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.24, -7.28, -3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.24, 8.13, 206.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.805, 60.742, 70.452)`
Decimal	`12243411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAD1D3, 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 #BAD1D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAD1D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	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 #BAD1D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bad1d3; }
.text { color: #bad1d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bad1d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 209 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bad1d3, #bac5d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #BAD1D3?: #BAD1D3 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 #BAD1D3?: The RGB value is 186, 209, 211: 186 red, 209 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAD1D3?: The complementary color is #D3BCBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAD1D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.