What color is #BAC0A9?

#BAC0A9 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAC0A9?

The RGB value is 186, 192, 169: 186 red, 192 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC0A9?

The complementary color is #AFA9C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC0A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC0A9 color

#BAC0A9 rgb(186, 192, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAC0A9 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 75.3% green and 66.3% blue (186, 192, 169).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 15% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.2:1).

#BAC0A9 color codes

HEX	`#BAC0A9`
RGB	`rgb(186, 192, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 75.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 15%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 12%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 12%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.68, -6.19, 10.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.68, 12.52, 119.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.26, 51.003, 44.936)`
Decimal	`12239017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC0A9, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BAC0A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC0A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BAC0A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac0a9; }
.text { color: #bac0a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac0a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 192 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac0a9, #aec0a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BAC0A9?: #BAC0A9 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAC0A9?: The RGB value is 186, 192, 169: 186 red, 192 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC0A9?: The complementary color is #AFA9C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC0A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.