What color is #BACDC4?

#BACDC4 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 #BACDC4?

The RGB value is 186, 205, 196: 186 red, 205 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BACDC4?

The complementary color is #CDBAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BACDC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BACDC4 color

#BACDC4 rgb(186, 205, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BACDC4 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 80.4% green and 76.9% blue (186, 205, 196).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 16% saturation and 77% 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 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.62:1).

#BACDC4 color codes

HEX	`#BACDC4`
RGB	`rgb(186, 205, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 80.4%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 16%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 4%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.79, -8.13, 2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.79, 8.45, 164.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.043, 58.087, 60.684)`
Decimal	`12242372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BACDC4, 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 #BACDC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BACDC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.62:1	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 #BACDC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bacdc4; }
.text { color: #bacdc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bacdc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 205 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bacdc4, #bacccd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BACDC4?: #BACDC4 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 #BACDC4?: The RGB value is 186, 205, 196: 186 red, 205 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BACDC4?: The complementary color is #CDBAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BACDC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.