What color is #BAD4C9?

#BAD4C9 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 #BAD4C9?

The RGB value is 186, 212, 201: 186 red, 212 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAD4C9?

The complementary color is #D4BAC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAD4C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAD4C9 color

#BAD4C9 rgb(186, 212, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAD4C9 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 83.1% green and 78.8% blue (186, 212, 201).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 23% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.35:1).

#BAD4C9 color codes

HEX	`#BAD4C9`
RGB	`rgb(186, 212, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 83.1%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 23%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 12%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 5%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.78, -10.79, 2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.78, 11.08, 166.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.333, 61.742, 64.302)`
Decimal	`12244169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAD4C9, 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 #BAD4C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAD4C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.35:1	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 #BAD4C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bad4c9; }
.text { color: #bad4c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bad4c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 212 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bad4c9, #bad2d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BAD4C9?: #BAD4C9 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 #BAD4C9?: The RGB value is 186, 212, 201: 186 red, 212 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAD4C9?: The complementary color is #D4BAC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAD4C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.