What color is #BAD2BD?

#BAD2BD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAD2BD?

The RGB value is 186, 210, 189: 186 red, 210 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAD2BD?

The complementary color is #D2BACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAD2BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAD2BD color

#BAD2BD rgb(186, 210, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #BAD2BD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 82.4% green and 74.1% blue (186, 210, 189).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 21% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.04:1).

#BAD2BD color codes

HEX	`#BAD2BD`
RGB	`rgb(186, 210, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 82.4%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 21%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 10%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.95, -12.01, 7.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.95, 14.26, 147.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.48, 60.206, 56.99)`
Decimal	`12243645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAD2BD, 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 #BAD2BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAD2BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.04:1	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 #BAD2BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bad2bd; }
.text { color: #bad2bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bad2bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 210 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bad2bd, #bad2c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BAD2BD?: #BAD2BD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAD2BD?: The RGB value is 186, 210, 189: 186 red, 210 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAD2BD?: The complementary color is #D2BACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAD2BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.