What color is #BACCCC?

#BACCCC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BACCCC?

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

What is the complementary color of #BACCCC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BACCCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BACCCC color

#BACCCC rgb(186, 204, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BACCCC is a light, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 15% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.6:1).

#BACCCC color codes

HEX	`#BACCCC`
RGB	`rgb(186, 204, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 80%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 15%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.73, -6.07, -2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.73, 6.42, 198.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.739, 57.984, 65.528)`
Decimal	`12242124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BACCCC, 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 #BACCCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BACCCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.6:1	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 #BACCCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bacccc; }
.text { color: #bacccc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bacccc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 204 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bacccc, #bac3cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BACCCC?: #BACCCC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BACCCC?: The RGB value is 186, 204, 204: 186 red, 204 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BACCCC?: The complementary color is #CCBABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BACCCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.