What color is #BADAD7?

#BADAD7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BADAD7?

The RGB value is 186, 218, 215: 186 red, 218 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BADAD7?

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

Is black or white text better on #BADAD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BADAD7 color

#BADAD7 rgb(186, 218, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BADAD7 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 85.5% green and 84.3% blue (186, 218, 215).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.1:1).

#BADAD7 color codes

HEX	`#BADAD7`
RGB	`rgb(186, 218, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 85.5%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 15%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.73, -11.12, -2.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.73, 11.31, 190.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.584, 65.487, 73.883)`
Decimal	`12245719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BADAD7, 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 #BADAD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BADAD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.1:1	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 #BADAD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #badad7; }
.text { color: #badad7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #badad7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 218 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #badad7, #bacdda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BADAD7?: #BADAD7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BADAD7?: The RGB value is 186, 218, 215: 186 red, 218 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BADAD7?: The complementary color is #DABABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BADAD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.