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#BAC2AD Color

#BAC2AD is rgb(186, 194, 173) in RGB, hsl(83, 15%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Greige (#BEB7A4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAC2AD
HEX#BAC2AD
RGBrgb(186, 194, 173)
HSLhsl(83, 15%, 72%)
HSVhsv(83, 11%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(80.2% 0.03 124.1)
LABlab(77.36% -5.69 9.61)
LCHlch(77.36% 11.17 120.63)

What #BAC2AD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BAC2AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#BAC2AD Channel Values

How #BAC2AD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 186 · G 194 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 83° · S 15% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 83° · S 11% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAC2AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAC2AD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAC2AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAC2AD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BAC2AD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAC2AD.

How #BAC2AD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BAC2AD
Protanopia#C1C1AD
Protanomaly#BEC1AD
Deuteranopia#BFBFAD
Deuteranomaly#BDC0AD
Tritanopia#BDC0C0
Tritanomaly#BCC1B8
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAC2AD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bac2ad: #BAC2AD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAC2AD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bac2ad': '#BAC2AD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.761, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_bac2ad">#BAC2AD</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAC2AD"

More Green Colors

#BAC2AD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BAC2AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAC2AD?

#BAC2AD is a light green — rgb(186, 194, 173) in RGB and hsl(83, 15%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Greige (#BEB7A4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.53.

What is the RGB value of #BAC2AD?

#BAC2AD is rgb(186, 194, 173) — red 186, green 194, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAC2AD?

#BAC2AD converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAC2AD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAC2AD scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAC2AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAC2AD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 11.17, which is visibly different.

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