What color is #BACBC5?

#BACBC5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BACBC5?

The RGB value is 186, 203, 197: 186 red, 203 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BACBC5?

The complementary color is #CBBAC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BACBC5?

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.

#BACBC5 color

#BACBC5 rgb(186, 203, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BACBC5 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 79.6% green and 77.3% blue (186, 203, 197).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 14% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BACBC5 color codes

HEX	`#BACBC5`
RGB	`rgb(186, 203, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 79.6%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 14%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 3%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.28, -6.9, 1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.28, 6.98, 171.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.682, 57.182, 61.127)`
Decimal	`12241861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BACBC5, 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 #BACBC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BACBC5 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 #BACBC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bacbc5; }
.text { color: #bacbc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bacbc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 203 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bacbc5, #bac8cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BACBC5?: #BACBC5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BACBC5?: The RGB value is 186, 203, 197: 186 red, 203 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BACBC5?: The complementary color is #CBBAC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BACBC5?: 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.