What color is #BAC7A3?

#BAC7A3 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAC7A3?

The RGB value is 186, 199, 163: 186 red, 199 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC7A3?

The complementary color is #B0A3C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC7A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC7A3 color

#BAC7A3 rgb(186, 199, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #BAC7A3 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 78% green and 63.9% blue (186, 199, 163).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 24% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#BAC7A3 color codes

HEX	`#BAC7A3`
RGB	`rgb(186, 199, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 78%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 24%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 18%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 18%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.42, -10.81, 16.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.42, 19.77, 123.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.283, 53.93, 42.562)`
Decimal	`12240803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC7A3, 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 #BAC7A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC7A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	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 #BAC7A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac7a3; }
.text { color: #bac7a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac7a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 199 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac7a3, #a8c7a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #BAC7A3?: #BAC7A3 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAC7A3?: The RGB value is 186, 199, 163: 186 red, 199 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC7A3?: The complementary color is #B0A3C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC7A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.