What color is #BAC8D8?

#BAC8D8 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAC8D8?

The RGB value is 186, 200, 216: 186 red, 200 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC8D8?

The complementary color is #D8CABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC8D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC8D8 color

#BAC8D8 rgb(186, 200, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAC8D8 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 78.4% green and 84.7% blue (186, 200, 216).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 28% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Plein Air (#B9C4D2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.34:1).

#BAC8D8 color codes

HEX	`#BAC8D8`
RGB	`rgb(186, 200, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 78.4%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 28%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 7%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.01, -1.54, -9.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.01, 9.7, 260.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.296, 56.705, 73.09)`
Decimal	`12241112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC8D8, 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 #BAC8D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC8D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.34:1	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 #BAC8D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac8d8; }
.text { color: #bac8d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac8d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 200 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac8d8, #bbbad8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BAC8D8?: #BAC8D8 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAC8D8?: The RGB value is 186, 200, 216: 186 red, 200 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC8D8?: The complementary color is #D8CABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC8D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.