What color is #BAD7CE?

#BAD7CE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAD7CE?

The RGB value is 186, 215, 206: 186 red, 215 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAD7CE?

The complementary color is #D7BAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAD7CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.7:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAD7CE color

#BAD7CE rgb(186, 215, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAD7CE is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 84.3% green and 80.8% blue (186, 215, 206).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 27% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.7:1).

#BAD7CE color codes

HEX	`#BAD7CE`
RGB	`rgb(186, 215, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 84.3%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 27%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 13%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 4%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.7, -11.36, 1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.7, 11.43, 173.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.688, 63.495, 67.702)`
Decimal	`12244942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAD7CE, 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 #BAD7CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAD7CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.7:1	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 #BAD7CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bad7ce; }
.text { color: #bad7ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bad7ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 215 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bad7ce, #bad1d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BAD7CE?: #BAD7CE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAD7CE?: The RGB value is 186, 215, 206: 186 red, 215 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAD7CE?: The complementary color is #D7BAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAD7CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.7:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.