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#BAC2AE Color

#BAC2AE is rgb(186, 194, 174) in RGB, hsl(84, 14%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 10%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAC2AE
HEX#BAC2AE
RGBrgb(186, 194, 174)
HSLhsl(84, 14%, 72%)
HSVhsv(84, 10%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 10%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(80.2% 0.029 124.9)
LABlab(77.38% -5.56 9.10)
LCHlch(77.38% 10.67 121.43)

What #BAC2AE 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 #BAC2AE, 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.

#BAC2AE Channel Values

How #BAC2AE 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 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 14% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 10% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAC2AE 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 text11.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAC2AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAC2AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAC2AE; 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 #BAC2AE

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 #BAC2AE.

How #BAC2AE 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#BAC2AE
Protanopia#C1C1AE
Protanomaly#BEC1AE
Deuteranopia#BFBFAE
Deuteranomaly#BDC0AE
Tritanopia#BCC0C0
Tritanomaly#BBC1B9
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAC2AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bac2ae: #BAC2AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAC2AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bac2ae': '#BAC2AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.761, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_bac2ae">#BAC2AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAC2AE"

More Green Colors

#BAC2AE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BAC2AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAC2AE?

#BAC2AE is a light green — rgb(186, 194, 174) in RGB and hsl(84, 14%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.24.

What is the RGB value of #BAC2AE?

#BAC2AE is rgb(186, 194, 174) — red 186, green 194, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAC2AE?

#BAC2AE converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 10%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAC2AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAC2AE scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAC2AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAC2AE 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 10.67, which is visibly different.

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