What color is #BAC4BB?

#BAC4BB is a light gray, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAC4BB?

The RGB value is 186, 196, 187: 186 red, 196 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC4BB?

The complementary color is #C4BAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC4BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC4BB color

#BAC4BB rgb(186, 196, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAC4BB is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 76.9% green and 73.3% blue (186, 196, 187).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 8% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.7:1).

#BAC4BB color codes

HEX	`#BAC4BB`
RGB	`rgb(186, 196, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 76.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 8%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 5%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.17, -5.12, 3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.17, 6.1, 146.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.958, 53.507, 54.753)`
Decimal	`12240059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC4BB, 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 #BAC4BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC4BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	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 #BAC4BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac4bb; }
.text { color: #bac4bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac4bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 196 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac4bb, #bac4c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAC4BB?: #BAC4BB is a light gray, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAC4BB?: The RGB value is 186, 196, 187: 186 red, 196 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC4BB?: The complementary color is #C4BAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC4BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.