What color is #BAD4AC?

#BAD4AC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAD4AC?

The RGB value is 186, 212, 172: 186 red, 212 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAD4AC?

The complementary color is #C6ACD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAD4AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAD4AC color

#BAD4AC rgb(186, 212, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #BAD4AC is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 83.1% green and 67.5% blue (186, 212, 172).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 32% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.1:1).

#BAD4AC color codes

HEX	`#BAD4AC`
RGB	`rgb(186, 212, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 83.1%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 32%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 19%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 19%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.11, -15.96, 16.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.11, 23.28, 133.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.238, 60.504, 48.001)`
Decimal	`12244140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAD4AC, 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 #BAD4AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAD4AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.1:1	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 #BAD4AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bad4ac; }
.text { color: #bad4ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bad4ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 212 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bad4ac, #acd4b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BAD4AC?: #BAD4AC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAD4AC?: The RGB value is 186, 212, 172: 186 red, 212 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAD4AC?: The complementary color is #C6ACD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAD4AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.