What color is #BACAB3?

#BACAB3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BACAB3?

The RGB value is 186, 202, 179: 186 red, 202 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BACAB3?

The complementary color is #C3B3CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BACAB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BACAB3 color

#BACAB3 rgb(186, 202, 179)

Shades of green

The hex color #BACAB3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 79.2% green and 70.2% blue (186, 202, 179).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 18% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.19:1).

#BACAB3 color codes

HEX	`#BACAB3`
RGB	`rgb(186, 202, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 79.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 18%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 11%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 11%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.58, -9.68, 9.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.58, 13.66, 135.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.505, 55.934, 50.827)`
Decimal	`12241587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BACAB3, 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 #BACAB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BACAB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.19:1	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 #BACAB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bacab3; }
.text { color: #bacab3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bacab3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 202 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bacab3, #b3cab8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BACAB3?: #BACAB3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BACAB3?: The RGB value is 186, 202, 179: 186 red, 202 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BACAB3?: The complementary color is #C3B3CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BACAB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.