What color is #BACED7?

#BACED7 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Skinny Dippin’. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BACED7?

The RGB value is 186, 206, 215: 186 red, 206 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BACED7?

The complementary color is #D7C3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BACED7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.9:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BACED7 color

#BACED7 rgb(186, 206, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BACED7 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 80.8% green and 84.3% blue (186, 206, 215).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 27% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Skinny Dippin’ (#C3D7E0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.9:1).

#BACED7 color codes

HEX	`#BACED7`
RGB	`rgb(186, 206, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 80.8%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 27%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 13%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 4%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.56, -4.91, -6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.56, 8.34, 233.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.584, 59.487, 72.883)`
Decimal	`12242647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BACED7, 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 #BACED7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BACED7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.9:1	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 #BACED7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baced7; }
.text { color: #baced7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baced7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 206 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baced7, #bac0d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BACED7?: #BACED7 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Skinny Dippin’. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BACED7?: The RGB value is 186, 206, 215: 186 red, 206 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BACED7?: The complementary color is #D7C3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BACED7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.9:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.