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#BACABA Color

#BACABA is rgb(186, 202, 186) in RGB, hsl(120, 13%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 21%) 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 5.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BACABA
HEX#BACABA
RGBrgb(186, 202, 186)
HSLhsl(120, 13%, 76%)
HSVhsv(120, 8%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(82.2% 0.028 145.3)
LABlab(79.75% -7.88 6.06)
LCHlch(79.75% 9.94 142.46)

What #BACABA 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 #BACABA, 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.

#BACABA Channel Values

How #BACABA 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 202 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 13% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 8% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BACABA 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 text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #BACABA

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

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BACABA

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 #BACABA.

How #BACABA 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#BACABA
Protanopia#C7C7BA
Protanomaly#C2C8BA
Deuteranopia#C5C5BA
Deuteranomaly#C1C7BA
Tritanopia#BCC8C8
Tritanomaly#BBC9C3
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BACABA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bacaba: #BACABA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BACABA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bacaba': '#BACABA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.792, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_bacaba">#BACABA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BACABA"

More Green Colors

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

#BACABA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BACABA?

#BACABA is a light green — rgb(186, 202, 186) in RGB and hsl(120, 13%, 76%) 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 5.45.

What is the RGB value of #BACABA?

#BACABA is rgb(186, 202, 186) — red 186, green 202, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BACABA?

#BACABA converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BACABA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BACABA scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BACABA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BACABA 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 10.15, which is visibly different.

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