What color is #BACFCA?

#BACFCA 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 #BACFCA?

The RGB value is 186, 207, 202: 186 red, 207 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BACFCA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BACFCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BACFCA color

#BACFCA rgb(186, 207, 202)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 81.2% green and 79.2% blue (186, 207, 202).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 18% 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 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.87:1).

#BACFCA color codes

HEX	`#BACFCA`
RGB	`rgb(186, 207, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 81.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 18%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.47, -8.02, 0.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.47, 8.02, 179.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.221, 59.328, 64.513)`
Decimal	`12242890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BACFCA, 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 #BACFCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BACFCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.87:1	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 #BACFCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bacfca; }
.text { color: #bacfca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bacfca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 207 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bacfca, #bacacf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BACFCA?: #BACFCA 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 #BACFCA?: The RGB value is 186, 207, 202: 186 red, 207 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BACFCA?: The complementary color is #CFBABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BACFCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.