Close to Cambridge Blue
#BAC7AC
#BAC7AC is a light, soft, grayish green, close to the color Cambridge Blue. In RGB it’s made of 72.9% red, 78% green, and 67.5% blue. Its hue is 89°, with 19% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BAC7AC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.77:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.85:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.77:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.85:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BAC7AC as they’d see it.
#BAC7AC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BAC7AC
What color is #BAC7AC?
#BAC7AC is a light, soft, grayish green, close to the color Cambridge Blue. In RGB it’s made of 72.9% red, 78% green, and 67.5% blue. Its hue is 89°, with 19% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BAC7AC in RGB?
#BAC7AC is rgb(186, 199, 172): 186 red, 199 green, and 172 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BAC7AC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(7, 0, 14, 22). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BAC7AC?
PANTONE 452 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BAC7AC?
Its complement #CBBED9 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.