What color is #BAD4B8?

#BAD4B8 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAD4B8?

The RGB value is 186, 212, 184: 186 red, 212 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAD4B8?

The complementary color is #D2B8D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAD4B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAD4B8 color

#BAD4B8 rgb(186, 212, 184)

Shades of green

The hex color #BAD4B8 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 83.1% green and 72.2% blue (186, 212, 184).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 25% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.2:1).

#BAD4B8 color codes

HEX	`#BAD4B8`
RGB	`rgb(186, 212, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 83.1%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 25%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 13%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 13%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.37, -13.92, 10.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.37, 17.71, 141.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.443, 60.986, 54.347)`
Decimal	`12244152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAD4B8, 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 #BAD4B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAD4B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.2:1	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 #BAD4B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bad4b8; }
.text { color: #bad4b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bad4b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 212 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bad4b8, #b8d4c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BAD4B8?: #BAD4B8 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAD4B8?: The RGB value is 186, 212, 184: 186 red, 212 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAD4B8?: The complementary color is #D2B8D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAD4B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.