What color is #BADBBA?

#BADBBA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BADBBA?

The RGB value is 186, 219, 186: 186 red, 219 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BADBBA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BADBBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BADBBA color

#BADBBA rgb(186, 219, 186)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 85.9% green and 72.9% blue (186, 219, 186).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 31% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mother Nature (#BDE1C4), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.93:1).

#BADBBA color codes

HEX	`#BADBBA`
RGB	`rgb(186, 219, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 85.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 31%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 15%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.3, -17.09, 12.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.3, 21.26, 143.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.442, 64.646, 56.055)`
Decimal	`12245946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BADBBA, 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 #BADBBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BADBBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.93:1	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 #BADBBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #badbba; }
.text { color: #badbba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #badbba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 219 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #badbba, #badbcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BADBBA?: #BADBBA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BADBBA?: The RGB value is 186, 219, 186: 186 red, 219 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BADBBA?: The complementary color is #DBBADB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BADBBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.