What color is #BAC2C5?

#BAC2C5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Metallic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAC2C5?

The RGB value is 186, 194, 197: 186 red, 194 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC2C5?

The complementary color is #C5BDBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC2C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC2C5 color

#BAC2C5 rgb(186, 194, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAC2C5 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 76.1% green and 77.3% blue (186, 194, 197).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 9% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Metallic (#BCC3C7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#BAC2C5 color codes

HEX	`#BAC2C5`
RGB	`rgb(186, 194, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 76.1%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 9%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 6%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.91, -2.17, -2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.91, 3.28, 228.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.618, 53.053, 60.439)`
Decimal	`12239557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC2C5, 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 #BAC2C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC2C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	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 #BAC2C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac2c5; }
.text { color: #bac2c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac2c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 194 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac2c5, #babcc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BAC2C5?: #BAC2C5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Metallic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAC2C5?: The RGB value is 186, 194, 197: 186 red, 194 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC2C5?: The complementary color is #C5BDBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC2C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.