What color is #BADBD2?

#BADBD2 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BADBD2?

The RGB value is 186, 219, 210: 186 red, 219 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BADBD2?

The complementary color is #DBBAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BADBD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BADBD2 color

#BADBD2 rgb(186, 219, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BADBD2 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 85.9% green and 82.4% blue (186, 219, 210).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 31% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.15:1).

#BADBD2 color codes

HEX	`#BADBD2`
RGB	`rgb(186, 219, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 85.9%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 31%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 4%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.87, -12.62, 0.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.87, 12.64, 176.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.211, 65.754, 70.638)`
Decimal	`12245970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BADBD2, 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 #BADBD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BADBD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.15:1	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 #BADBD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #badbd2; }
.text { color: #badbd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #badbd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 219 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #badbd2, #bad3db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BADBD2?: #BADBD2 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BADBD2?: The RGB value is 186, 219, 210: 186 red, 219 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BADBD2?: The complementary color is #DBBAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BADBD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.