What color is #BACCB5?

#BACCB5 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 #BACCB5?

The RGB value is 186, 204, 181: 186 red, 204 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BACCB5?

The complementary color is #C7B5CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BACCB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BACCB5 color

#BACCB5 rgb(186, 204, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #BACCB5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 80% green and 71% blue (186, 204, 181).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 18% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.39:1).

#BACCB5 color codes

HEX	`#BACCB5`
RGB	`rgb(186, 204, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 80%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 18%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.16, -10.36, 9.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.16, 13.99, 137.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.181, 56.961, 52.058)`
Decimal	`12242101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BACCB5, 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 #BACCB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BACCB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.39:1	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 #BACCB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baccb5; }
.text { color: #baccb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baccb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 204 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baccb5, #b5ccbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BACCB5?: #BACCB5 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 #BACCB5?: The RGB value is 186, 204, 181: 186 red, 204 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BACCB5?: The complementary color is #C7B5CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BACCB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.