What color is #BACEC9?

#BACEC9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BACEC9?

The RGB value is 186, 206, 201: 186 red, 206 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BACEC9?

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

Is black or white text better on #BACEC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BACEC9 color

#BACEC9 rgb(186, 206, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BACEC9 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 80.8% green and 78.8% blue (186, 206, 201).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.76:1).

#BACEC9 color codes

HEX	`#BACEC9`
RGB	`rgb(186, 206, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 80.8%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.18, -7.7, 0.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.18, 7.7, 178.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.861, 58.798, 63.811)`
Decimal	`12242633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BACEC9, 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 #BACEC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BACEC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.76:1	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 #BACEC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bacec9; }
.text { color: #bacec9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bacec9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 206 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bacec9, #bac9ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BACEC9?: #BACEC9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BACEC9?: The RGB value is 186, 206, 201: 186 red, 206 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BACEC9?: The complementary color is #CEBABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BACEC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.