What color is #BADDBB?

#BADDBB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BADDBB?

The RGB value is 186, 221, 187: 186 red, 221 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BADDBB?

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

Is black or white text better on #BADDBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BADDBB color

#BADDBB rgb(186, 221, 187)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 86.7% green and 73.3% blue (186, 221, 187).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 34% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Mother Nature (#BDE1C4), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.15:1).

#BADDBB color codes

HEX	`#BADDBB`
RGB	`rgb(186, 221, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 86.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 34%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 16%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 15%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.86, -17.91, 12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.86, 22.08, 144.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.074, 65.739, 56.791)`
Decimal	`12246459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BADDBB, 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 #BADDBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BADDBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.15:1	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 #BADDBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baddbb; }
.text { color: #baddbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baddbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 221 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baddbb, #baddcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BADDBB?: #BADDBB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BADDBB?: The RGB value is 186, 221, 187: 186 red, 221 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BADDBB?: The complementary color is #DDBADC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BADDBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.