What color is #BACDC5?

#BACDC5 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 #BACDC5?

The RGB value is 186, 205, 197: 186 red, 205 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BACDC5?

The complementary color is #CDBAC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BACDC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BACDC5 color

#BACDC5 rgb(186, 205, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BACDC5 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 80.4% green and 77.3% blue (186, 205, 197).

Its hue angle is 155°, 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 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.63:1).

#BACDC5 color codes

HEX	`#BACDC5`
RGB	`rgb(186, 205, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 80.4%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 16%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 4%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.81, -7.94, 1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.81, 8.14, 167.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.157, 58.132, 61.285)`
Decimal	`12242373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BACDC5, 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 #BACDC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BACDC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.63:1	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 #BACDC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bacdc5; }
.text { color: #bacdc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bacdc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 205 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bacdc5, #bacbcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BACDC5?: #BACDC5 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 #BACDC5?: The RGB value is 186, 205, 197: 186 red, 205 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BACDC5?: The complementary color is #CDBAC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BACDC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.