What color is #BADAB5?

#BADAB5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BADAB5?

The RGB value is 186, 218, 181: 186 red, 218 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BADAB5?

The complementary color is #D5B5DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BADAB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BADAB5 color

#BADAB5 rgb(186, 218, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #BADAB5 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 85.5% green and 71% blue (186, 218, 181).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 33% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.78:1).

#BADAB5 color codes

HEX	`#BADAB5`
RGB	`rgb(186, 218, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 85.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 33%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 17%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 17%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.92, -17.46, 14.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.92, 22.85, 139.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.66, 63.917, 53.217)`
Decimal	`12245685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BADAB5, 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 #BADAB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BADAB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	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 #BADAB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #badab5; }
.text { color: #badab5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #badab5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 218 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #badab5, #b5dac3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BADAB5?: #BADAB5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BADAB5?: The RGB value is 186, 218, 181: 186 red, 218 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BADAB5?: The complementary color is #D5B5DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BADAB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.