What color is #BAD8BB?

#BAD8BB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAD8BB?

The RGB value is 186, 216, 187: 186 red, 216 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAD8BB?

The complementary color is #D8BAD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAD8BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAD8BB color

#BAD8BB rgb(186, 216, 187)

Shades of green

The hex color #BAD8BB is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 84.7% green and 73.3% blue (186, 216, 187).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 28% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.63:1).

#BAD8BB color codes

HEX	`#BAD8BB`
RGB	`rgb(186, 216, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 84.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 28%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.51, -15.41, 11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.51, 18.93, 144.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.773, 63.138, 56.358)`
Decimal	`12245179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAD8BB, 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 #BAD8BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAD8BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.63:1	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 #BAD8BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bad8bb; }
.text { color: #bad8bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bad8bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 216 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bad8bb, #bad8ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BAD8BB?: #BAD8BB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAD8BB?: The RGB value is 186, 216, 187: 186 red, 216 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAD8BB?: The complementary color is #D8BAD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAD8BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.