What color is #BACABD?

#BACABD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BACABD?

The RGB value is 186, 202, 189: 186 red, 202 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BACABD?

The complementary color is #CABAC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BACABD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BACABD color

#BACABD rgb(186, 202, 189)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 79.2% green and 74.1% blue (186, 202, 189).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 13% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.27:1).

#BACABD color codes

HEX	`#BACABD`
RGB	`rgb(186, 202, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 79.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 13%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 8%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 6%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.81, -7.88, 4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.81, 9.14, 149.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.554, 56.354, 56.348)`
Decimal	`12241597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BACABD, 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 #BACABD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BACABD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.27:1	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 #BACABD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bacabd; }
.text { color: #bacabd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bacabd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 202 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bacabd, #bacac5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BACABD?: #BACABD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BACABD?: The RGB value is 186, 202, 189: 186 red, 202 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BACABD?: The complementary color is #CABAC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BACABD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.