What color is #BAD3CE?

#BAD3CE 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 #BAD3CE?

The RGB value is 186, 211, 206: 186 red, 211 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAD3CE?

The complementary color is #D3BABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAD3CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAD3CE color

#BAD3CE rgb(186, 211, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAD3CE is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 82.7% green and 80.8% blue (186, 211, 206).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 22% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

#BAD3CE color codes

HEX	`#BAD3CE`
RGB	`rgb(186, 211, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 82.7%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 22%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 12%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 2%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.64, -9.31, -0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.64, 9.32, 182.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.682, 61.483, 67.367)`
Decimal	`12243918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAD3CE, 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 #BAD3CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAD3CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	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 #BAD3CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bad3ce; }
.text { color: #bad3ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bad3ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 211 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bad3ce, #bacbd3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BAD3CE?: #BAD3CE 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 #BAD3CE?: The RGB value is 186, 211, 206: 186 red, 211 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAD3CE?: The complementary color is #D3BABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAD3CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.