What color is #BADAC4?

#BADAC4 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 #BADAC4?

The RGB value is 186, 218, 196: 186 red, 218 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BADAC4?

The complementary color is #DABAD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BADAC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BADAC4 color

#BADAC4 rgb(186, 218, 196)

Shades of green

The hex color #BADAC4 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 85.5% green and 76.9% blue (186, 218, 196).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.91:1).

#BADAC4 color codes

HEX	`#BADAC4`
RGB	`rgb(186, 218, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 85.5%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 15%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 10%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.26, -14.79, 7.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.26, 16.49, 153.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.283, 64.566, 61.764)`
Decimal	`12245700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BADAC4, 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 #BADAC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BADAC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.91:1	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 #BADAC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #badac4; }
.text { color: #badac4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #badac4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 218 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #badac4, #badad4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BADAC4?: #BADAC4 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 #BADAC4?: The RGB value is 186, 218, 196: 186 red, 218 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BADAC4?: The complementary color is #DABAD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BADAC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.