What color is #BACCA3?

#BACCA3 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BACCA3?

The RGB value is 186, 204, 163: 186 red, 204 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BACCA3?

The complementary color is #B5A3CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BACCA3?

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.

#BACCA3 color

#BACCA3 rgb(186, 204, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #BACCA3 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 80% green and 63.9% blue (186, 204, 163).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 29% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BACCA3 color codes

HEX	`#BACCA3`
RGB	`rgb(186, 204, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 80%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 29%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 20%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 20%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.77, -13.37, 18.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.77, 22.77, 125.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.452, 56.269, 42.952)`
Decimal	`12242083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BACCA3, 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 #BACCA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BACCA3 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 #BACCA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bacca3; }
.text { color: #bacca3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bacca3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 204 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bacca3, #a5cca3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #BACCA3?: #BACCA3 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BACCA3?: The RGB value is 186, 204, 163: 186 red, 204 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BACCA3?: The complementary color is #B5A3CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BACCA3?: 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.