What color is #BAD1D5?

#BAD1D5 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 #BAD1D5?

The RGB value is 186, 209, 213: 186 red, 209 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAD1D5?

The complementary color is #D5BEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAD1D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAD1D5 color

#BAD1D5 rgb(186, 209, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAD1D5 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 82% green and 83.5% blue (186, 209, 213).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 24% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

#BAD1D5 color codes

HEX	`#BAD1D5`
RGB	`rgb(186, 209, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 82%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 24%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 13%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 2%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.29, -6.88, -4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.29, 8.27, 213.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.057, 60.843, 71.781)`
Decimal	`12243413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAD1D5, 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 #BAD1D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAD1D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	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 #BAD1D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bad1d5; }
.text { color: #bad1d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bad1d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 209 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bad1d5, #bac3d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #BAD1D5?: #BAD1D5 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 #BAD1D5?: The RGB value is 186, 209, 213: 186 red, 209 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAD1D5?: The complementary color is #D5BEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAD1D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.