What color is #BACB8D?

#BACB8D is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BACB8D?

The RGB value is 186, 203, 141: 186 red, 203 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BACB8D?

The complementary color is #9E8DCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BACB8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BACB8D color

#BACB8D rgb(186, 203, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #BACB8D is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 79.6% green and 55.3% blue (186, 203, 141).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 37% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#BACB8D color codes

HEX	`#BACB8D`
RGB	`rgb(186, 203, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 79.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 37%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 31%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 31%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.08, -16.11, 29.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.08, 33.25, 118.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.413, 55.074, 33.379)`
Decimal	`12241805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BACB8D, 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 #BACB8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BACB8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	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 #BACB8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bacb8d; }
.text { color: #bacb8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bacb8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 203 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bacb8d, #9bcb8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BACB8D?: #BACB8D is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BACB8D?: The RGB value is 186, 203, 141: 186 red, 203 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BACB8D?: The complementary color is #9E8DCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BACB8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.