What color is #BAC9B2?

#BAC9B2 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 #BAC9B2?

The RGB value is 186, 201, 178: 186 red, 201 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC9B2?

The complementary color is #C1B2C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC9B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC9B2 color

#BAC9B2 rgb(186, 201, 178)

Shades of green

The hex color #BAC9B2 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 78.8% green and 69.8% blue (186, 201, 178).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 18% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.09:1).

#BAC9B2 color codes

HEX	`#BAC9B2`
RGB	`rgb(186, 201, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 78.8%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 18%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 11%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 11%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.29, -9.33, 9.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.29, 13.51, 133.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.171, 55.426, 50.219)`
Decimal	`12241330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC9B2, 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 #BAC9B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC9B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.09:1	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 #BAC9B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac9b2; }
.text { color: #bac9b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac9b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 201 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac9b2, #b2c9b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BAC9B2?: #BAC9B2 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 #BAC9B2?: The RGB value is 186, 201, 178: 186 red, 201 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC9B2?: The complementary color is #C1B2C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC9B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.