What color is #BACDE1?

#BACDE1 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Misty Mountains. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BACDE1?

The RGB value is 186, 205, 225: 186 red, 205 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BACDE1?

The complementary color is #E1CEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BACDE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BACDE1 color

#BACDE1 rgb(186, 205, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BACDE1 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 80.4% green and 88.2% blue (186, 205, 225).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 39% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Misty Mountains (#C0D0E6), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.91:1).

#BACDE1 color codes

HEX	`#BACDE1`
RGB	`rgb(186, 205, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 80.4%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 39%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 17%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 9%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.59, -2.29, -12.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.59, 12.27, 259.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.668, 59.537, 79.778)`
Decimal	`12242401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BACDE1, 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 #BACDE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BACDE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.91:1	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 #BACDE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bacde1; }
.text { color: #bacde1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bacde1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 205 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bacde1, #bbbae1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BACDE1?: #BACDE1 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Misty Mountains. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BACDE1?: The RGB value is 186, 205, 225: 186 red, 205 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BACDE1?: The complementary color is #E1CEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BACDE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.