What color is #BAC3B8?

#BAC3B8 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAC3B8?

The RGB value is 186, 195, 184: 186 red, 195 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC3B8?

The complementary color is #C1B8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC3B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC3B8 color

#BAC3B8 rgb(186, 195, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAC3B8 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 76.5% green and 72.2% blue (186, 195, 184).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 8% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.59:1).

#BAC3B8 color codes

HEX	`#BAC3B8`
RGB	`rgb(186, 195, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 76.5%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 8%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 6%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 6%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.83, -5.14, 4.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.83, 6.8, 139.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.415, 52.93, 53.004)`
Decimal	`12239800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC3B8, 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 #BAC3B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC3B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	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 #BAC3B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac3b8; }
.text { color: #bac3b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac3b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 195 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac3b8, #b8c3bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAC3B8?: #BAC3B8 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAC3B8?: The RGB value is 186, 195, 184: 186 red, 195 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC3B8?: The complementary color is #C1B8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC3B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.