Close to Opal
#BAD0CA
#BAD0CA is a light, soft, grayish green, close to the color Opal. In RGB it’s made of 72.9% red, 81.6% green, and 79.2% blue. Its hue is 164°, with 19% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BAD0CA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.62:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.96:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.62:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.96:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BAD0CA as they’d see it.
#BAD0CA in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Questions about #BAD0CA
What color is #BAD0CA?
#BAD0CA is a light, soft, grayish green, close to the color Opal. In RGB it’s made of 72.9% red, 81.6% green, and 79.2% blue. Its hue is 164°, with 19% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BAD0CA in RGB?
#BAD0CA is rgb(186, 208, 202): 186 red, 208 green, and 202 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BAD0CA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(11, 0, 3, 18). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BAD0CA?
PANTONE 420 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BAD0CA?
Its complement #DBC6CC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.