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Colour

#BACAC7

  • #BACAC7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#BACAC7 is a cyan with RGB values 186, 202, 199 and HSL 169°, 13%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BACAC7#BACAC7
HEX#BACAC7
RGBrgb(186, 202, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7922, 0.7804
RGB percentages72.9%, 79.2%, 78%
HSLhsl(168.8, 13.1%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.8, 7.9%, 79.2%)
CMYK7.9%, 0%, 1.5%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,241,607
CSS custom property--colour: #BACAC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.36:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#453538

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8C8C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5C6C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B6CBC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6.5Light grey · ΔE 7.5Gainsboro · ΔE 9.8Dark grey · ΔE 12.4Powder blue · ΔE 12.7Light blue · ΔE 12.7
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.46, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CABABD
Analogous#BACABF, #BAC5CA
Triadic#C7BACA, #CAC7BA
Split complementary#CABAC5, #CABFBA
Tetradic#BFBACA, #CABABD, #C5CABA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F6F6
Lighter +10%#D7E0DE
Darker −10%#9DB4B0
Darker −20%#809E98
Darker −30%#66857F
Darker −40%#506864
More saturated +25%#ABD9D1
Less saturated −25%#C2C2C2

Channel breakdown

R186
G202
B199
Red186 (72.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue168.75°
Saturation (HSL)13.11%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BA · G CA · B C7

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