What color is #BACFD2?

#BACFD2 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BACFD2?

The RGB value is 186, 207, 210: 186 red, 207 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BACFD2?

The complementary color is #D2BDBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BACFD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BACFD2 color

#BACFD2 rgb(186, 207, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BACFD2 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 81.2% green and 82.4% blue (186, 207, 210).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 21% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.94:1).

#BACFD2 color codes

HEX	`#BACFD2`
RGB	`rgb(186, 207, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 81.2%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 21%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 1%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.68, -6.44, -3.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.68, 7.53, 211.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.193, 59.717, 69.632)`
Decimal	`12242898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BACFD2, 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 #BACFD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BACFD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.94:1	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 #BACFD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bacfd2; }
.text { color: #bacfd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bacfd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 207 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bacfd2, #bac3d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #BACFD2?: #BACFD2 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BACFD2?: The RGB value is 186, 207, 210: 186 red, 207 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BACFD2?: The complementary color is #D2BDBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BACFD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.