What color is #BAC6B6?

#BAC6B6 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 #BAC6B6?

The RGB value is 186, 198, 182: 186 red, 198 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC6B6?

The complementary color is #C2B6C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC6B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC6B6 color

#BAC6B6 rgb(186, 198, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAC6B6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 77.6% green and 71.4% blue (186, 198, 182).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 12% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.84:1).

#BAC6B6 color codes

HEX	`#BAC6B6`
RGB	`rgb(186, 198, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 77.6%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 12%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 8%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 8%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.58, -7.07, 6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.58, 9.67, 136.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.886, 54.204, 52.134)`
Decimal	`12240566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC6B6, 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 #BAC6B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC6B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.84:1	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 #BAC6B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac6b6; }
.text { color: #bac6b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac6b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 198 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac6b6, #b6c6ba); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BAC6B6?: #BAC6B6 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 #BAC6B6?: The RGB value is 186, 198, 182: 186 red, 198 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC6B6?: The complementary color is #C2B6C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC6B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.