What color is #BAD6CF?

#BAD6CF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAD6CF?

The RGB value is 186, 214, 207: 186 red, 214 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAD6CF?

The complementary color is #D6BAC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAD6CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAD6CF color

#BAD6CF rgb(186, 214, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAD6CF is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 83.9% green and 81.2% blue (186, 214, 207).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 25% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

#BAD6CF color codes

HEX	`#BAD6CF`
RGB	`rgb(186, 214, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 83.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 25%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 13%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 3%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.46, -10.66, 0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.46, 10.66, 178.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.556, 63.036, 68.26)`
Decimal	`12244687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAD6CF, 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 #BAD6CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAD6CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	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 #BAD6CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bad6cf; }
.text { color: #bad6cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bad6cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 214 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bad6cf, #bacfd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BAD6CF?: #BAD6CF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAD6CF?: The RGB value is 186, 214, 207: 186 red, 214 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAD6CF?: The complementary color is #D6BAC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAD6CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.