What color is #BADCAD?

#BADCAD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BADCAD?

The RGB value is 186, 220, 173: 186 red, 220 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BADCAD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BADCAD?

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.

#BADCAD color

#BADCAD rgb(186, 220, 173)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 86.3% green and 67.8% blue (186, 220, 173).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 40% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Fizz (#B1DBAA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BADCAD color codes

HEX	`#BADCAD`
RGB	`rgb(186, 220, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 86.3%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 40%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 21%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.3, -19.79, 19.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.3, 27.76, 135.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.384, 64.642, 49.192)`
Decimal	`12246189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

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

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #badcad; }
.text { color: #badcad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #badcad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 220 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #badcad, #addcb8); }

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Questions

What color is #BADCAD?: #BADCAD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BADCAD?: The RGB value is 186, 220, 173: 186 red, 220 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BADCAD?: The complementary color is #CFADDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BADCAD?: 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.