What color is #BAD8A7?

#BAD8A7 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAD8A7?

The RGB value is 186, 216, 167: 186 red, 216 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAD8A7?

The complementary color is #C5A7D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAD8A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAD8A7 color

#BAD8A7 rgb(186, 216, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #BAD8A7 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 84.7% green and 65.5% blue (186, 216, 167).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 39% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is In Good Taste (#B6D4A0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.47:1).

#BAD8A7 color codes

HEX	`#BAD8A7`
RGB	`rgb(186, 216, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 84.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 39%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 23%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 23%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.09, -18.77, 20.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.09, 28.12, 131.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.779, 62.34, 45.857)`
Decimal	`12245159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAD8A7, 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 #BAD8A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAD8A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.47:1	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 #BAD8A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bad8a7; }
.text { color: #bad8a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bad8a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 216 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bad8a7, #a7d8ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BAD8A7?: #BAD8A7 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAD8A7?: The RGB value is 186, 216, 167: 186 red, 216 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAD8A7?: The complementary color is #C5A7D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAD8A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.