What color is #BAC19B?

#BAC19B is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAC19B?

The RGB value is 186, 193, 155: 186 red, 193 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC19B?

The complementary color is #A29BC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC19B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC19B color

#BAC19B rgb(186, 193, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #BAC19B is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 75.7% green and 60.8% blue (186, 193, 155).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#BAC19B color codes

HEX	`#BAC19B`
RGB	`rgb(186, 193, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 75.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 20%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 20%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.65, -8.96, 18.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.65, 20.43, 116.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.236, 50.946, 38.454)`
Decimal	`12239259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC19B, 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 #BAC19B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC19B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	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 #BAC19B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac19b; }
.text { color: #bac19b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac19b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 193 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac19b, #a7c19b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAC19B?: #BAC19B is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAC19B?: The RGB value is 186, 193, 155: 186 red, 193 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC19B?: The complementary color is #A29BC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC19B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.