Close to Opal
#BAD5CD
#BAD5CD is a light, muted green, close to the color Opal. In RGB it’s made of 72.9% red, 83.5% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 162°, with 24% 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 #BAD5CD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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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
1.56:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.49:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.56:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.49:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BAD5CD as they’d see it.
#BAD5CD 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 #BAD5CD
What color is #BAD5CD?
#BAD5CD is a light, muted green, close to the color Opal. In RGB it’s made of 72.9% red, 83.5% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 162°, with 24% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BAD5CD in RGB?
#BAD5CD is rgb(186, 213, 205): 186 red, 213 green, and 205 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BAD5CD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(13, 0, 4, 16). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BAD5CD?
PANTONE 317 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BAD5CD?
Its complement #E3C9D0 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.