What color is #BAC4C1?

#BAC4C1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAC4C1?

The RGB value is 186, 196, 193: 186 red, 196 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC4C1?

The complementary color is #C4BABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC4C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC4C1 color

#BAC4C1 rgb(186, 196, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAC4C1 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 76.9% green and 75.7% blue (186, 196, 193).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 8% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#BAC4C1 color codes

HEX	`#BAC4C1`
RGB	`rgb(186, 196, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 76.9%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 8%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 5%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 2%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.33, -4, 0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.33, 4.01, 175.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.613, 53.769, 58.206)`
Decimal	`12240065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC4C1, 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 #BAC4C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC4C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	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 #BAC4C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac4c1; }
.text { color: #bac4c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac4c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 196 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac4c1, #bac2c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAC4C1?: #BAC4C1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAC4C1?: The RGB value is 186, 196, 193: 186 red, 196 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC4C1?: The complementary color is #C4BABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC4C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.