What color is #BACADD?

#BACADD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Misty Mountains. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BACADD?

The RGB value is 186, 202, 221: 186 red, 202 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BACADD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BACADD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BACADD color

#BACADD rgb(186, 202, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BACADD is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 79.2% green and 86.7% blue (186, 202, 221).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 34% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Misty Mountains (#C0D0E6), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.58:1).

#BACADD color codes

HEX	`#BACADD`
RGB	`rgb(186, 202, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 79.2%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 34%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 16%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 9%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.68, -1.55, -11.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.68, 11.37, 262.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.418, 57.9, 76.701)`
Decimal	`12241629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BACADD, 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 #BACADD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BACADD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.58:1	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 #BACADD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bacadd; }
.text { color: #bacadd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bacadd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 202 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bacadd, #bcbadd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BACADD?: #BACADD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Misty Mountains. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BACADD?: The RGB value is 186, 202, 221: 186 red, 202 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BACADD?: The complementary color is #DDCDBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BACADD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.