What color is #BAC1AA?

#BAC1AA is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAC1AA?

The RGB value is 186, 193, 170: 186 red, 193 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC1AA?

The complementary color is #B1AAC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC1AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC1AA color

#BAC1AA rgb(186, 193, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAC1AA is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 75.7% green and 66.7% blue (186, 193, 170).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 16% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.3:1).

#BAC1AA color codes

HEX	`#BAC1AA`
RGB	`rgb(186, 193, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 75.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 16%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 12%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.97, -6.54, 10.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.97, 12.59, 121.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.574, 51.481, 45.506)`
Decimal	`12239274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC1AA, 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 #BAC1AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC1AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	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 #BAC1AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac1aa; }
.text { color: #bac1aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac1aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 193 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac1aa, #aec1aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BAC1AA?: #BAC1AA is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAC1AA?: The RGB value is 186, 193, 170: 186 red, 193 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC1AA?: The complementary color is #B1AAC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC1AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.