What color is #BAC3C7?

#BAC3C7 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 #BAC3C7?

The RGB value is 186, 195, 199: 186 red, 195 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC3C7?

The complementary color is #C7BEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC3C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC3C7 color

#BAC3C7 rgb(186, 195, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAC3C7 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 76.5% green and 78% blue (186, 195, 199).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 10% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% 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 11.72:1).

#BAC3C7 color codes

HEX	`#BAC3C7`
RGB	`rgb(186, 195, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 76.5%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 10%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 7%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 2%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.22, -2.32, -3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.22, 3.85, 233)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.072, 53.592, 61.728)`
Decimal	`12239815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC3C7, 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 #BAC3C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC3C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	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 #BAC3C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac3c7; }
.text { color: #bac3c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac3c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 195 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac3c7, #babcc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BAC3C7?: #BAC3C7 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 #BAC3C7?: The RGB value is 186, 195, 199: 186 red, 195 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC3C7?: The complementary color is #C7BEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC3C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.