What color is #BAC5CA?

#BAC5CA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAC5CA?

The RGB value is 186, 197, 202: 186 red, 197 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC5CA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BAC5CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC5CA color

#BAC5CA rgb(186, 197, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAC5CA is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 77.3% green and 79.2% blue (186, 197, 202).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 13% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.93:1).

#BAC5CA color codes

HEX	`#BAC5CA`
RGB	`rgb(186, 197, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 77.3%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 13%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 8%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.83, -2.79, -3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.83, 4.71, 233.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.874, 54.635, 63.731)`
Decimal	`12240330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC5CA, 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 #BAC5CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC5CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	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 #BAC5CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac5ca; }
.text { color: #bac5ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac5ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 197 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac5ca, #babdca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BAC5CA?: #BAC5CA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAC5CA?: The RGB value is 186, 197, 202: 186 red, 197 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC5CA?: The complementary color is #CABFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC5CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.