What color is #BAD5BD?

#BAD5BD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAD5BD?

The RGB value is 186, 213, 189: 186 red, 213 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAD5BD?

The complementary color is #D5BAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAD5BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAD5BD color

#BAD5BD rgb(186, 213, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #BAD5BD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 83.5% green and 74.1% blue (186, 213, 189).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 24% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.34:1).

#BAD5BD color codes

HEX	`#BAD5BD`
RGB	`rgb(186, 213, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 83.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 24%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 13%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 11%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.75, -13.53, 8.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.75, 16.17, 146.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.227, 61.701, 57.239)`
Decimal	`12244413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAD5BD, 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 #BAD5BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAD5BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.34:1	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 #BAD5BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bad5bd; }
.text { color: #bad5bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bad5bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 213 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bad5bd, #bad5cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BAD5BD?: #BAD5BD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAD5BD?: The RGB value is 186, 213, 189: 186 red, 213 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAD5BD?: The complementary color is #D5BAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAD5BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.