Colour

#BADEC5

#BADEC5
Green
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BADEC5 is a green with RGB values 186, 222, 197 and HSL 138°, 35%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#BADEC5#BADEC5

HEX#BADEC5

RGBrgb(186, 222, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.8706, 0.7725

RGB percentages72.9%, 87.1%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(138.3, 35.3%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(138.3, 16.2%, 87.1%)

CMYK16.2%, 0%, 11.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,246,725

CSS custom property--colour: #BADEC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.34:1

Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#45213A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DED8C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7D4C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B5DDD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.8 Honeydew · ΔE 16.3 Powder blue · ΔE 16.6 Beige · ΔE 16.7 Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.9 Light cyan · ΔE 18.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 15.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DEBAD3

Analogous#C1DEBA, #BADED7

Triadic#C5BADE, #DEC5BA

Split complementary#D7BADE, #DEBAC1

Tetradic#BAC1DE, #DEBAD3, #DED7BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DDEFE2

Darker −10%#97CEA8

Darker −20%#75BD8B

Darker −30%#52AD6E

Darker −40%#428A58

More saturated +25%#ADEBC0

Less saturated −25%#C7D1CA

Channel breakdown

R186

G222

B197

Red186 (72.9%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue138.33°

Saturation (HSL)35.29%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BA · G DE · B C5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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