What color is #BADDBD?

#BADDBD 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 #BADDBD?

The RGB value is 186, 221, 189: 186 red, 221 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BADDBD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BADDBD?

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.

#BADDBD color

#BADDBD rgb(186, 221, 189)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 86.7% green and 74.1% blue (186, 221, 189).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 34% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Mother Nature (#BDE1C4), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BADDBD color codes

HEX	`#BADDBD`
RGB	`rgb(186, 221, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 86.7%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 34%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 16%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 14%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.91, -17.56, 11.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.91, 21.22, 145.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.289, 65.825, 57.927)`
Decimal	`12246461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#BADDBD 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 #BADDBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baddbd; }
.text { color: #baddbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baddbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 221 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baddbd, #baddcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BADDBD?: #BADDBD 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 #BADDBD?: The RGB value is 186, 221, 189: 186 red, 221 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BADDBD?: The complementary color is #DDBADA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BADDBD?: 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.