What color is #BADFC6?

#BADFC6 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 #BADFC6?

The RGB value is 186, 223, 198: 186 red, 223 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BADFC6?

The complementary color is #DFBAD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BADFC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BADFC6 color

#BADFC6 rgb(186, 223, 198)

Shades of green

The hex color #BADFC6 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 87.5% green and 77.6% blue (186, 223, 198).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 37% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% 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 14.46:1).

#BADFC6 color codes

HEX	`#BADFC6`
RGB	`rgb(186, 223, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 87.5%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 37%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 17%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 11%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.65, -16.93, 8.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.65, 18.83, 154.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.828, 67.29, 63.409)`
Decimal	`12246982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BADFC6, 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 #BADFC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BADFC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.46:1	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 #BADFC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #badfc6; }
.text { color: #badfc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #badfc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 223 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #badfc6, #badfd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BADFC6?: #BADFC6 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 #BADFC6?: The RGB value is 186, 223, 198: 186 red, 223 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BADFC6?: The complementary color is #DFBAD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BADFC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.