What color is #BADFD5?

#BADFD5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BADFD5?

The RGB value is 186, 223, 213: 186 red, 223 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BADFD5?

The complementary color is #DFBAC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BADFD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BADFD5 color

#BADFD5 rgb(186, 223, 213)

Shades of green

The hex color #BADFD5 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 87.5% green and 83.5% blue (186, 223, 213).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 37% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.6:1).

#BADFD5 color codes

HEX	`#BADFD5`
RGB	`rgb(186, 223, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 87.5%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 37%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 17%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 4%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.01, -14.06, 0.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.01, 14.08, 176.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.644, 68.017, 72.977)`
Decimal	`12246997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BADFD5, 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 #BADFD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BADFD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.6:1	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 #BADFD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #badfd5; }
.text { color: #badfd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #badfd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 223 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #badfd5, #bad7df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BADFD5?: #BADFD5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BADFD5?: The RGB value is 186, 223, 213: 186 red, 223 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BADFD5?: The complementary color is #DFBAC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BADFD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.