What color is #BAC8CD?

#BAC8CD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAC8CD?

The RGB value is 186, 200, 205: 186 red, 200 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC8CD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BAC8CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC8CD color

#BAC8CD rgb(186, 200, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAC8CD is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 78.4% green and 80.4% blue (186, 200, 205).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 16% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#BAC8CD color codes

HEX	`#BAC8CD`
RGB	`rgb(186, 200, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 78.4%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 16%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 2%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.7, -3.78, -4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.7, 5.6, 227.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.921, 56.155, 65.849)`
Decimal	`12241101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC8CD, 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 #BAC8CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC8CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	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 #BAC8CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac8cd; }
.text { color: #bac8cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac8cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 200 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac8cd, #babecd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BAC8CD?: #BAC8CD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAC8CD?: The RGB value is 186, 200, 205: 186 red, 200 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC8CD?: The complementary color is #CDBFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC8CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.