What color is #BAC4BD?

#BAC4BD 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 #BAC4BD?

The RGB value is 186, 196, 189: 186 red, 196 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC4BD?

The complementary color is #C4BAC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC4BD?

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.

#BAC4BD color

#BAC4BD rgb(186, 196, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAC4BD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 76.9% green and 74.1% blue (186, 196, 189).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 8% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#BAC4BD color codes

HEX	`#BAC4BD`
RGB	`rgb(186, 196, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 76.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 8%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 5%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 4%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.22, -4.75, 2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.22, 5.28, 153.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.173, 53.593, 55.888)`
Decimal	`12240061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC4BD, 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 #BAC4BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC4BD 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 #BAC4BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac4bd; }
.text { color: #bac4bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac4bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 196 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac4bd, #bac4c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAC4BD?: #BAC4BD 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 #BAC4BD?: The RGB value is 186, 196, 189: 186 red, 196 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC4BD?: The complementary color is #C4BAC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC4BD?: 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.