What color is #BACACF?

#BACACF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BACACF?

The RGB value is 186, 202, 207: 186 red, 202 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BACACF?

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

Is black or white text better on #BACACF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BACACF color

#BACACF rgb(186, 202, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BACACF is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 79.2% green and 81.2% blue (186, 202, 207).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 18% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#BACACF color codes

HEX	`#BACACF`
RGB	`rgb(186, 202, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 79.2%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 18%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.28, -4.43, -4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.28, 6.21, 224.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.63, 57.184, 67.284)`
Decimal	`12241615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BACACF, 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 #BACACF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BACACF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	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 #BACACF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bacacf; }
.text { color: #bacacf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bacacf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 202 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bacacf, #babfcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BACACF?: #BACACF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BACACF?: The RGB value is 186, 202, 207: 186 red, 202 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BACACF?: The complementary color is #CFBFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BACACF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.