What color is #BADEC5?

#BADEC5 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 #BADEC5?

The RGB value is 186, 222, 197: 186 red, 222 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BADEC5?

The complementary color is #DEBAD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BADEC5?

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.

#BADEC5 color

#BADEC5 rgb(186, 222, 197)

Shades of green

The hex color #BADEC5 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 87.1% green and 77.3% blue (186, 222, 197).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 35% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% 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 14.34:1).

#BADEC5 color codes

HEX	`#BADEC5`
RGB	`rgb(186, 222, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 87.1%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 35%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 16%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 11%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.36, -16.61, 8.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.36, 18.59, 153.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.447, 66.712, 62.715)`
Decimal	`12246725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BADEC5, 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 #BADEC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BADEC5 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 #BADEC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #badec5; }
.text { color: #badec5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #badec5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 222 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #badec5, #baded7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BADEC5?: #BADEC5 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 #BADEC5?: The RGB value is 186, 222, 197: 186 red, 222 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BADEC5?: The complementary color is #DEBAD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BADEC5?: 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.