What color is #BAC2B8?

#BAC2B8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAC2B8?

The RGB value is 186, 194, 184: 186 red, 194 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC2B8?

The complementary color is #C0B8C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC2B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC2B8 color

#BAC2B8 rgb(186, 194, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAC2B8 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 76.1% green and 72.2% blue (186, 194, 184).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 8% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#BAC2B8 color codes

HEX	`#BAC2B8`
RGB	`rgb(186, 194, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 76.1%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 8%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 5%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 5%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.57, -4.61, 4.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.57, 6.15, 138.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.192, 52.483, 52.929)`
Decimal	`12239544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC2B8, 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 #BAC2B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC2B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	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 #BAC2B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac2b8; }
.text { color: #bac2b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac2b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 194 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac2b8, #b8c2bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAC2B8?: #BAC2B8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAC2B8?: The RGB value is 186, 194, 184: 186 red, 194 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC2B8?: The complementary color is #C0B8C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC2B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.