What color is #BAC2AE?

#BAC2AE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAC2AE?

The RGB value is 186, 194, 174: 186 red, 194 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC2AE?

The complementary color is #B6AEC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC2AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC2AE color

#BAC2AE rgb(186, 194, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAC2AE is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 76.1% green and 68.2% blue (186, 194, 174).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 14% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#BAC2AE color codes

HEX	`#BAC2AE`
RGB	`rgb(186, 194, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 76.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 14%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 10%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.33, -6.38, 9.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.33, 11.13, 125)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.18, 52.079, 47.603)`
Decimal	`12239534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC2AE, 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 #BAC2AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC2AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	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 #BAC2AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac2ae; }
.text { color: #bac2ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac2ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 194 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac2ae, #b0c2ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BAC2AE?: #BAC2AE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAC2AE?: The RGB value is 186, 194, 174: 186 red, 194 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC2AE?: The complementary color is #B6AEC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC2AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.