What color is #BAD8E7?

#BAD8E7 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Columbia Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAD8E7?

The RGB value is 186, 216, 231: 186 red, 216 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAD8E7?

The complementary color is #E7C9BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAD8E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAD8E7 color

#BAD8E7 rgb(186, 216, 231)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAD8E7 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 84.7% green and 90.6% blue (186, 216, 231).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 48% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Columbia Blue (#B9D9EB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.06:1).

#BAD8E7 color codes

HEX	`#BAD8E7`
RGB	`rgb(186, 216, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 84.7%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 48%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 19%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 6%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.65, -6.76, -10.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.65, 12.64, 237.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.226, 65.319, 85.073)`
Decimal	`12245223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAD8E7, 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 #BAD8E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAD8E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.06:1	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 #BAD8E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bad8e7; }
.text { color: #bad8e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bad8e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 216 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bad8e7, #bac2e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAD8E7?: #BAD8E7 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Columbia Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAD8E7?: The RGB value is 186, 216, 231: 186 red, 216 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAD8E7?: The complementary color is #E7C9BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAD8E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.