What color is #BAC898?

#BAC898 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAC898?

The RGB value is 186, 200, 152: 186 red, 200 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC898?

The complementary color is #A698C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC898?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC898 color

#BAC898 rgb(186, 200, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #BAC898 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 78.4% green and 59.6% blue (186, 200, 152).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 30% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.8:1).

#BAC898 color codes

HEX	`#BAC898`
RGB	`rgb(186, 200, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 78.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 30%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 24%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 24%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.47, -13.02, 22.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.47, 25.97, 120.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.571, 54.015, 37.672)`
Decimal	`12241048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC898, 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 #BAC898	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC898 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.8:1	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 #BAC898 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac898; }
.text { color: #bac898; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac898; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 200 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac898, #a2c898); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BAC898?: #BAC898 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAC898?: The RGB value is 186, 200, 152: 186 red, 200 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC898?: The complementary color is #A698C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC898?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.