What color is #BACDAF?

#BACDAF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BACDAF?

The RGB value is 186, 205, 175: 186 red, 205 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BACDAF?

The complementary color is #C2AFCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BACDAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BACDAF color

#BACDAF rgb(186, 205, 175)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 80.4% green and 68.6% blue (186, 205, 175).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 23% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#BACDAF color codes

HEX	`#BACDAF`
RGB	`rgb(186, 205, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 80.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.29, -11.91, 12.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.29, 17.47, 132.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.818, 57.196, 48.965)`
Decimal	`12242351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BACDAF, 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 #BACDAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BACDAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	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 #BACDAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bacdaf; }
.text { color: #bacdaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bacdaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 205 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bacdaf, #afcdb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BACDAF?: #BACDAF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BACDAF?: The RGB value is 186, 205, 175: 186 red, 205 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BACDAF?: The complementary color is #C2AFCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BACDAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.