What color is #BACEDC?

#BACEDC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Winter Scene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BACEDC?

The RGB value is 186, 206, 220: 186 red, 206 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BACEDC?

The complementary color is #DCC8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BACEDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BACEDC color

#BACEDC rgb(186, 206, 220)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 80.8% green and 86.3% blue (186, 206, 220).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 33% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Winter Scene (#BECEDB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.95:1).

#BACEDC color codes

HEX	`#BACEDC`
RGB	`rgb(186, 206, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 80.8%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 33%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 6%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.7, -3.87, -9.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.7, 9.99, 247.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.236, 59.748, 76.319)`
Decimal	`12242652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BACEDC, 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 #BACEDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BACEDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.95:1	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 #BACEDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bacedc; }
.text { color: #bacedc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bacedc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 206 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bacedc, #babddc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BACEDC?: #BACEDC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Winter Scene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BACEDC?: The RGB value is 186, 206, 220: 186 red, 206 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BACEDC?: The complementary color is #DCC8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BACEDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.