What color is #BADCB1?

#BADCB1 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 #BADCB1?

The RGB value is 186, 220, 177: 186 red, 220 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BADCB1?

The complementary color is #D3B1DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BADCB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BADCB1 color

#BADCB1 rgb(186, 220, 177)

Shades of green

The hex color #BADCB1 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 86.3% green and 69.4% blue (186, 220, 177).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 38% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Fizz (#B1DBAA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#BADCB1 color codes

HEX	`#BADCB1`
RGB	`rgb(186, 220, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 86.3%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 38%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 20%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 20%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.38, -19.13, 17.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.38, 25.91, 137.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.777, 64.799, 51.261)`
Decimal	`12246193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BADCB1, 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 #BADCB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BADCB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	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 #BADCB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #badcb1; }
.text { color: #badcb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #badcb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 220 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #badcb1, #b1dcbe); }

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Questions

What color is #BADCB1?: #BADCB1 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 #BADCB1?: The RGB value is 186, 220, 177: 186 red, 220 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BADCB1?: The complementary color is #D3B1DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BADCB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.