What color is #BAD4D3?

#BAD4D3 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAD4D3?

The RGB value is 186, 212, 211: 186 red, 212 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAD4D3?

The complementary color is #D4BABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAD4D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAD4D3 color

#BAD4D3 rgb(186, 212, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAD4D3 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 83.1% green and 82.7% blue (186, 212, 211).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 23% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.45:1).

#BAD4D3 color codes

HEX	`#BAD4D3`
RGB	`rgb(186, 212, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 83.1%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 23%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 12%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.03, -8.84, -2.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.03, 9.17, 195.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.548, 62.228, 70.7)`
Decimal	`12244179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAD4D3, 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 #BAD4D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAD4D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.45:1	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 #BAD4D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bad4d3; }
.text { color: #bad4d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bad4d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 212 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bad4d3, #bac8d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BAD4D3?: #BAD4D3 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAD4D3?: The RGB value is 186, 212, 211: 186 red, 212 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAD4D3?: The complementary color is #D4BABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAD4D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.