What color is #BADCDA?

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

What is the RGB value of #BADCDA?

The RGB value is 186, 220, 218: 186 red, 220 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BADCDA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BADCDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BADCDA color

#BADCDA rgb(186, 220, 218)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BADCDA is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 86.3% green and 85.5% blue (186, 220, 218).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 33% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.34:1).

#BADCDA color codes

HEX	`#BADCDA`
RGB	`rgb(186, 220, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 86.3%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 33%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.35, -11.53, -2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.35, 11.86, 193.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.494, 66.686, 76.106)`
Decimal	`12246234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BADCDA, 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 #BADCDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BADCDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.34:1	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 #BADCDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #badcda; }
.text { color: #badcda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #badcda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 220 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #badcda, #bacddc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BADCDA?: #BADCDA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BADCDA?: The RGB value is 186, 220, 218: 186 red, 220 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BADCDA?: The complementary color is #DCBABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BADCDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.