What color is #BADBCD?

#BADBCD is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BADBCD?

The RGB value is 186, 219, 205: 186 red, 219 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BADBCD?

The complementary color is #DBBAC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BADBCD?

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.

#BADBCD color

#BADBCD rgb(186, 219, 205)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 85.9% green and 80.4% blue (186, 219, 205).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 31% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BADBCD color codes

HEX	`#BADBCD`
RGB	`rgb(186, 219, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 85.9%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 31%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 6%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.75, -13.59, 3.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.75, 13.97, 166.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.598, 65.509, 67.408)`
Decimal	`12245965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#BADBCD 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 #BADBCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #badbcd; }
.text { color: #badbcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #badbcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 219 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #badbcd, #bad9db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BADBCD?: #BADBCD is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BADBCD?: The RGB value is 186, 219, 205: 186 red, 219 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BADBCD?: The complementary color is #DBBAC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BADBCD?: 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.