What color is #BAC0C6?

#BAC0C6 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Metallic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAC0C6?

The RGB value is 186, 192, 198: 186 red, 192 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC0C6?

The complementary color is #C6C0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC0C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC0C6 color

#BAC0C6 rgb(186, 192, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAC0C6 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 75.3% green and 77.6% blue (186, 192, 198).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 10% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Metallic (#BCC3C7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#BAC0C6 color codes

HEX	`#BAC0C6`
RGB	`rgb(186, 192, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 75.3%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 10%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 6%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.41, -0.92, -3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.41, 3.84, 256.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.29, 52.215, 60.897)`
Decimal	`12239046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC0C6, 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 #BAC0C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC0C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	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 #BAC0C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac0c6; }
.text { color: #bac0c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac0c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 192 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac0c6, #babac6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BAC0C6?: #BAC0C6 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Metallic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAC0C6?: The RGB value is 186, 192, 198: 186 red, 192 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC0C6?: The complementary color is #C6C0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC0C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.