What color is #BADCC9?

#BADCC9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BADCC9?

The RGB value is 186, 220, 201: 186 red, 220 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BADCC9?

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

Is black or white text better on #BADCC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BADCC9 color

#BADCC9 rgb(186, 220, 201)

Shades of green

The hex color #BADCC9 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 86.3% green and 78.8% blue (186, 220, 201).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 33% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.17:1).

#BADCC9 color codes

HEX	`#BADCC9`
RGB	`rgb(186, 220, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 86.3%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 33%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 9%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.92, -14.86, 5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.92, 15.88, 159.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.383, 65.841, 64.985)`
Decimal	`12246217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BADCC9, 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 #BADCC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BADCC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.17:1	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 #BADCC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #badcc9; }
.text { color: #badcc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #badcc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 220 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #badcc9, #badcda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BADCC9?: #BADCC9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BADCC9?: The RGB value is 186, 220, 201: 186 red, 220 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BADCC9?: The complementary color is #DCBACD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BADCC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.