What color is #BAC8AE?

#BAC8AE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAC8AE?

The RGB value is 186, 200, 174: 186 red, 200 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC8AE?

The complementary color is #BCAEC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC8AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC8AE color

#BAC8AE rgb(186, 200, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #BAC8AE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 78.4% green and 68.2% blue (186, 200, 174).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 19% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.96:1).

#BAC8AE color codes

HEX	`#BAC8AE`
RGB	`rgb(186, 200, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 78.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 19%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 13%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.93, -9.5, 11.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.93, 14.84, 129.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.543, 54.803, 48.057)`
Decimal	`12241070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC8AE, 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 #BAC8AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC8AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.96:1	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 #BAC8AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac8ae; }
.text { color: #bac8ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac8ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 200 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac8ae, #aec8af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BAC8AE?: #BAC8AE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAC8AE?: The RGB value is 186, 200, 174: 186 red, 200 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC8AE?: The complementary color is #BCAEC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC8AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.