What color is #BAC2A8?

#BAC2A8 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAC2A8?

The RGB value is 186, 194, 168: 186 red, 194 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC2A8?

The complementary color is #B0A8C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC2A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC2A8 color

#BAC2A8 rgb(186, 194, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #BAC2A8 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 76.1% green and 65.9% blue (186, 194, 168).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 18% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#BAC2A8 color codes

HEX	`#BAC2A8`
RGB	`rgb(186, 194, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 76.1%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 18%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 13%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 13%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.19, -7.4, 12.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.19, 14.23, 121.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.608, 51.85, 44.591)`
Decimal	`12239528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC2A8, 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 #BAC2A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC2A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	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 #BAC2A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac2a8; }
.text { color: #bac2a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac2a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 194 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac2a8, #adc2a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BAC2A8?: #BAC2A8 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAC2A8?: The RGB value is 186, 194, 168: 186 red, 194 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC2A8?: The complementary color is #B0A8C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC2A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.