What color is #BAC7CF?

#BAC7CF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Icebreaker. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAC7CF?

The RGB value is 186, 199, 207: 186 red, 199 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC7CF?

The complementary color is #CFC2BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC7CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC7CF color

#BAC7CF rgb(186, 199, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAC7CF is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 78% green and 81.2% blue (186, 199, 207).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 18% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Icebreaker (#B7C2CC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.16:1).

#BAC7CF color codes

HEX	`#BAC7CF`
RGB	`rgb(186, 199, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 78%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 18%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 4%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.49, -2.85, -5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.49, 6.2, 242.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.933, 55.79, 67.052)`
Decimal	`12240847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC7CF, 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 #BAC7CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC7CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.16:1	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 #BAC7CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac7cf; }
.text { color: #bac7cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac7cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 199 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac7cf, #babccf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BAC7CF?: #BAC7CF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Icebreaker. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAC7CF?: The RGB value is 186, 199, 207: 186 red, 199 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC7CF?: The complementary color is #CFC2BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC7CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.