What color is #BADBC2?

#BADBC2 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 #BADBC2?

The RGB value is 186, 219, 194: 186 red, 219 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BADBC2?

The complementary color is #DBBAD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BADBC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BADBC2 color

#BADBC2 rgb(186, 219, 194)

Shades of green

The hex color #BADBC2 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 85.9% green and 76.1% blue (186, 219, 194).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 31% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14:1).

#BADBC2 color codes

HEX	`#BADBC2`
RGB	`rgb(186, 219, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 85.9%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 31%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 11%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.48, -15.66, 8.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.48, 17.9, 151)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.317, 64.996, 60.66)`
Decimal	`12245954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BADBC2, 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 #BADBC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BADBC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14:1	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 #BADBC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #badbc2; }
.text { color: #badbc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #badbc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 219 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #badbc2, #badbd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BADBC2?: #BADBC2 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 #BADBC2?: The RGB value is 186, 219, 194: 186 red, 219 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BADBC2?: The complementary color is #DBBAD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BADBC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.