What color is #BAC8AF?

#BAC8AF 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 #BAC8AF?

The RGB value is 186, 200, 175: 186 red, 200 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC8AF?

The complementary color is #BDAFC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC8AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC8AF color

#BAC8AF rgb(186, 200, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #BAC8AF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 78.4% green and 68.6% blue (186, 200, 175).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 19% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.97:1).

#BAC8AF color codes

HEX	`#BAC8AF`
RGB	`rgb(186, 200, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 78.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 19%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 12%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 12%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.95, -9.33, 10.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.95, 14.34, 130.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.641, 54.843, 48.572)`
Decimal	`12241071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC8AF, 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 #BAC8AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC8AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.97:1	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 #BAC8AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac8af; }
.text { color: #bac8af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac8af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 200 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac8af, #afc8b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BAC8AF?: #BAC8AF 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 #BAC8AF?: The RGB value is 186, 200, 175: 186 red, 200 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC8AF?: The complementary color is #BDAFC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC8AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.