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#BAD8BF

#bad8bf ≈ Seafoam Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bad8bf is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 84.71% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.57% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 130°, with 27.78% saturation and 78.82% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Seafoam Green (#9fe2bf), ΔE 7.58.

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Relative luminance0.6331

Complementary

  1. #bad8bf
  2. #d8bad3

Split complementary

  1. #bad8bf
  2. #cebad8
  3. #d8bac4

Analogous

  1. #c4d8ba
  2. #bad8bf
  3. #bad8ce

Triadic

  1. #bad8bf
  2. #bfbad8
  3. #d8bfba

Tetradic

  1. #bad8bf
  2. #bad3d8
  3. #d8bad3
  4. #d8bfba

Square

  1. #bad8bf
  2. #bac4d8
  3. #d8bad3
  4. #d8ceba

Monochromatic

  1. #5a9f65
  2. #89bc92
  3. #bad8bf
  4. #ebf4ec
  5. #f2f8f3

Shades

#bad8bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bad8bf
  2. #a7c2ac
  3. #95ad99
  4. #829786
  5. #708273
  6. #5d6c60
  7. #4a564c
  8. #384139
  9. #252b26
  10. #131613
  11. #000000

Tints

#bad8bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bad8bf
  2. #c1dcc5
  3. #c8e0cc
  4. #cfe4d2
  5. #d6e8d9
  6. #ddecdf
  7. #e3efe5
  8. #eaf3ec
  9. #f1f7f2
  10. #f8fbf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bad8bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bad8bf
  2. #b4cfb9
  3. #aec6b2
  4. #a9beac
  5. #a3b5a6
  6. #9daca0
  7. #97a399
  8. #919a93
  9. #8c928d
  10. #868986
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8d3ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9d2be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3cfc0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6d7d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdd5be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cad3c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8d7ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bad8bf {
  color: #bad8bf;
}
Background
.bg-bad8bf {
  background-color: #bad8bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bad8bf {
  border: 2px solid #bad8bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bad8bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 216 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 130 28% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bad8bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bad8bf, #bad8ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bad8bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 216 191 / 0.35);
}

#9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 7.58 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.66 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.03 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.25 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 8.74 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.84 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.43 #452740 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Seafoam Green
#bad8bf  rgb(186, 216, 191)  hsl(130, 28%, 79%)  Seafoam Green
#d8bad3  rgb(216, 186, 211)  hsl(310, 28%, 79%)  Thistle
#bfbad8  rgb(191, 186, 216)  hsl(250, 28%, 79%)  Languid Lavender
#d8bfba  rgb(216, 191, 186)  hsl(10, 28%, 79%)  Silver Pink