What color is #BADCD8?

#BADCD8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BADCD8?

The RGB value is 186, 220, 216: 186 red, 220 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BADCD8?

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

Is black or white text better on #BADCD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BADCD8 color

#BADCD8 rgb(186, 220, 216)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BADCD8 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 86.3% green and 84.7% blue (186, 220, 216).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 33% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.32:1).

#BADCD8 color codes

HEX	`#BADCD8`
RGB	`rgb(186, 220, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 86.3%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 33%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 2%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.29, -11.94, -1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.29, 12.07, 188.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.234, 66.582, 74.736)`
Decimal	`12246232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BADCD8, 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 #BADCD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BADCD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.32:1	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 #BADCD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #badcd8; }
.text { color: #badcd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #badcd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 220 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #badcd8, #bacfdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BADCD8?: #BADCD8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BADCD8?: The RGB value is 186, 220, 216: 186 red, 220 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BADCD8?: The complementary color is #DCBABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BADCD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.