What color is #BADAAC?

#BADAAC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BADAAC?

The RGB value is 186, 218, 172: 186 red, 218 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BADAAC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BADAAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BADAAC color

#BADAAC rgb(186, 218, 172)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 85.5% green and 67.5% blue (186, 218, 172).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 38% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Fizz (#B1DBAA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#BADAAC color codes

HEX	`#BADAAC`
RGB	`rgb(186, 218, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 85.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 38%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 21%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 21%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.74, -18.96, 19.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.74, 26.99, 134.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.766, 63.56, 48.51)`
Decimal	`12245676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BADAAC, 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 #BADAAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BADAAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	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 #BADAAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #badaac; }
.text { color: #badaac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #badaac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 218 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #badaac, #acdab5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BADAAC?: #BADAAC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BADAAC?: The RGB value is 186, 218, 172: 186 red, 218 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BADAAC?: The complementary color is #CCACDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BADAAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.