What color is #BAC4B5?

#BAC4B5 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 #BAC4B5?

The RGB value is 186, 196, 181: 186 red, 196 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC4B5?

The complementary color is #BFB5C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC4B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC4B5 color

#BAC4B5 rgb(186, 196, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAC4B5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 76.9% green and 71% blue (186, 196, 181).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 11% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.65:1).

#BAC4B5 color codes

HEX	`#BAC4B5`
RGB	`rgb(186, 196, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 76.9%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 11%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 8%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.03, -6.2, 6.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.03, 8.87, 134.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.329, 53.255, 51.44)`
Decimal	`12240053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC4B5, 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 #BAC4B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC4B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.65:1	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 #BAC4B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac4b5; }
.text { color: #bac4b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac4b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 196 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac4b5, #b5c4b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAC4B5?: #BAC4B5 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 #BAC4B5?: The RGB value is 186, 196, 181: 186 red, 196 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC4B5?: The complementary color is #BFB5C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC4B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.