What color is #BAC6DA?

#BAC6DA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Supremely Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAC6DA?

The RGB value is 186, 198, 218: 186 red, 198 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC6DA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BAC6DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC6DA color

#BAC6DA rgb(186, 198, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAC6DA is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 77.6% green and 85.5% blue (186, 198, 218).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Supremely Cool (#AFBED4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.18:1).

#BAC6DA color codes

HEX	`#BAC6DA`
RGB	`rgb(186, 198, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 77.6%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 15%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 9%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.55, -0.06, -11.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.55, 11.34, 269.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.096, 55.888, 74.306)`
Decimal	`12240602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC6DA, 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 #BAC6DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC6DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.18:1	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 #BAC6DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac6da; }
.text { color: #bac6da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac6da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 198 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac6da, #bebada); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BAC6DA?: #BAC6DA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Supremely Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAC6DA?: The RGB value is 186, 198, 218: 186 red, 198 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC6DA?: The complementary color is #DACEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC6DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.