What color is #BAC8CE?

#BAC8CE 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 #BAC8CE?

The RGB value is 186, 200, 206: 186 red, 200 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC8CE?

The complementary color is #CEC0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC8CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC8CE color

#BAC8CE rgb(186, 200, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAC8CE is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 78.4% green and 80.8% blue (186, 200, 206).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.24:1).

#BAC8CE color codes

HEX	`#BAC8CE`
RGB	`rgb(186, 200, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 78.4%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 3%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.73, -3.58, -4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.73, 5.85, 232.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.042, 56.203, 66.487)`
Decimal	`12241102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC8CE, 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 #BAC8CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC8CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.24:1	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 #BAC8CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac8ce; }
.text { color: #bac8ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac8ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 200 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac8ce, #babece); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BAC8CE?: #BAC8CE 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 #BAC8CE?: The RGB value is 186, 200, 206: 186 red, 200 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC8CE?: The complementary color is #CEC0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC8CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.