What color is #BACCC4?

#BACCC4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BACCC4?

The RGB value is 186, 204, 196: 186 red, 204 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BACCC4?

The complementary color is #CCBAC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BACCC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BACCC4 color

#BACCC4 rgb(186, 204, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BACCC4 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 80% green and 76.9% blue (186, 204, 196).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 15% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.52:1).

#BACCC4 color codes

HEX	`#BACCC4`
RGB	`rgb(186, 204, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 80%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 15%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 4%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.52, -7.62, 1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.52, 7.85, 166)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.804, 57.61, 60.604)`
Decimal	`12242116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BACCC4, 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 #BACCC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BACCC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.52:1	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 #BACCC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baccc4; }
.text { color: #baccc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baccc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 204 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baccc4, #bacbcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BACCC4?: #BACCC4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BACCC4?: The RGB value is 186, 204, 196: 186 red, 204 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BACCC4?: The complementary color is #CCBAC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BACCC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.