What color is #BACBAF?

#BACBAF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BACBAF?

The RGB value is 186, 203, 175: 186 red, 203 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BACBAF?

The complementary color is #C0AFCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BACBAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BACBAF color

#BACBAF rgb(186, 203, 175)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 79.6% green and 68.6% blue (186, 203, 175).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 21% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.25:1).

#BACBAF color codes

HEX	`#BACBAF`
RGB	`rgb(186, 203, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 79.6%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 21%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 14%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.75, -10.88, 12.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.75, 16.22, 132.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.342, 56.246, 48.806)`
Decimal	`12241839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BACBAF, 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 #BACBAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BACBAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.25:1	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 #BACBAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bacbaf; }
.text { color: #bacbaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bacbaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 203 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bacbaf, #afcbb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BACBAF?: #BACBAF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BACBAF?: The RGB value is 186, 203, 175: 186 red, 203 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BACBAF?: The complementary color is #C0AFCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BACBAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.