What color is #BAC3CC?

#BAC3CC is a light, grayish azure known as Yorkshire Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAC3CC?

The RGB value is 186, 195, 204: 186 red, 195 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC3CC?

The complementary color is #CCC3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC3CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC3CC color

#BAC3CC rgb(186, 195, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAC3CC is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 76.5% green and 80% blue (186, 195, 204).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 15% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

This exact color is also called Yorkshire Cloud.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.77:1).

#BAC3CC color codes

HEX	`#BAC3CC`
RGB	`rgb(186, 195, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 76.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 15%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 4%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.36, -1.33, -5.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.36, 5.72, 256.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.662, 53.828, 64.836)`
Decimal	`12239820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC3CC, 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 #BAC3CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC3CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.77:1	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 #BAC3CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac3cc; }
.text { color: #bac3cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac3cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 195 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac3cc, #babacc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BAC3CC?: #BAC3CC is a light, grayish azure known as Yorkshire Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAC3CC?: The RGB value is 186, 195, 204: 186 red, 195 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC3CC?: The complementary color is #CCC3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC3CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.