What color is #BACAE7?

#BACAE7 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Maritime. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BACAE7?

The RGB value is 186, 202, 231: 186 red, 202 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BACAE7?

The complementary color is #E7D7BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BACAE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BACAE7 color

#BACAE7 rgb(186, 202, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BACAE7 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 79.2% green and 90.6% blue (186, 202, 231).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 48% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Maritime (#BDCFEA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.69:1).

#BACAE7 color codes

HEX	`#BACAE7`
RGB	`rgb(186, 202, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 79.2%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 48%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 19%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 13%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.99, 0.59, -16.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.99, 16.17, 272.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.79, 58.448, 83.928)`
Decimal	`12241639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BACAE7, 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 #BACAE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BACAE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.69:1	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 #BACAE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bacae7; }
.text { color: #bacae7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bacae7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 202 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bacae7, #c0bae7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BACAE7?: #BACAE7 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Maritime. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BACAE7?: The RGB value is 186, 202, 231: 186 red, 202 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BACAE7?: The complementary color is #E7D7BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BACAE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.