What color is #BACCBE?

#BACCBE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BACCBE?

The RGB value is 186, 204, 190: 186 red, 204 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BACCBE?

The complementary color is #CCBAC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BACCBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BACCBE color

#BACCBE rgb(186, 204, 190)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 80% green and 74.5% blue (186, 204, 190).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 15% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.47:1).

#BACCBE color codes

HEX	`#BACCBE`
RGB	`rgb(186, 204, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 80%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 15%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.37, -8.74, 4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.37, 10.01, 150.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.135, 57.342, 57.079)`
Decimal	`12242110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BACCBE, 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 #BACCBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BACCBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.47:1	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 #BACCBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baccbe; }
.text { color: #baccbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baccbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 204 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baccbe, #baccc7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BACCBE?: #BACCBE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BACCBE?: The RGB value is 186, 204, 190: 186 red, 204 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BACCBE?: The complementary color is #CCBAC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BACCBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.