What color is #BACEC1?

#BACEC1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BACEC1?

The RGB value is 186, 206, 193: 186 red, 206 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BACEC1?

The complementary color is #CEBAC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BACEC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BACEC1 color

#BACEC1 rgb(186, 206, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BACEC1 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 80.8% green and 75.7% blue (186, 206, 193).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.69:1).

#BACEC1 color codes

HEX	`#BACEC1`
RGB	`rgb(186, 206, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 80.8%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.98, -9.21, 4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.98, 10.11, 155.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.945, 58.431, 58.983)`
Decimal	`12242625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BACEC1, 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 #BACEC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BACEC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.69:1	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 #BACEC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bacec1; }
.text { color: #bacec1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bacec1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 206 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bacec1, #bacecb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BACEC1?: #BACEC1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BACEC1?: The RGB value is 186, 206, 193: 186 red, 206 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BACEC1?: The complementary color is #CEBAC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BACEC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.