What color is #BACAAB?

#BACAAB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BACAAB?

The RGB value is 186, 202, 171: 186 red, 202 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BACAAB?

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

Is black or white text better on #BACAAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BACAAB color

#BACAAB rgb(186, 202, 171)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 79.2% green and 67.1% blue (186, 202, 171).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 23% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.12:1).

#BACAAB color codes

HEX	`#BACAAB`
RGB	`rgb(186, 202, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 79.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 23%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 15%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 15%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.4, -11.04, 13.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.4, 17.57, 128.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.72, 55.62, 46.689)`
Decimal	`12241579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BACAAB, 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 #BACAAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BACAAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	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 #BACAAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bacaab; }
.text { color: #bacaab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bacaab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 202 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bacaab, #abcaab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #BACAAB?: #BACAAB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BACAAB?: The RGB value is 186, 202, 171: 186 red, 202 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BACAAB?: The complementary color is #BBABCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BACAAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.