Close to Cambridge Blue
#BAD3BC
#BAD3BC is a light, muted green, close to the color Cambridge Blue. In RGB it’s made of 72.9% red, 82.7% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 125°, with 22% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BAD3BC.
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
1.60:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.13:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.60:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.13:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BAD3BC as they’d see it.
#BAD3BC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #BAD3BC
What color is #BAD3BC?
#BAD3BC is a light, muted green, close to the color Cambridge Blue. In RGB it’s made of 72.9% red, 82.7% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 125°, with 22% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BAD3BC in RGB?
#BAD3BC is rgb(186, 211, 188): 186 red, 211 green, and 188 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BAD3BC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(12, 0, 11, 17). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BAD3BC?
PANTONE 7485 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BAD3BC?
Its complement #DEC5DC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.