The Zinc color is a grayish-silver color that represents the zinc mineral. Zinc is one of the most abundant metals found in the Earth's crust. Zinc metal is most commonly used as a galvanization and anti-corrosion agent.
What color is Zinc?
Zinc color belongs to the Gray color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Zinc is #BAC4C8, and the RGB color code is RGB(186, 196, 200).
In the RGB color model, Zinc has a red value of 186, a green value of 196, and a blue value of 200. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 7.0% cyan, 2.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 21.6% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 197.1° (degrees), 11.3 % saturation, and 75.7 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Zinc has a hue of 197.1° (degrees), 7.0 % saturation and 78.4 % brightness/value.
Zinc is cool or warm?
The color Zinc is a cool color.
What is the LRV of Zinc? (For interior and product design)
Zinc has an LRV of nearly 54.1. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 54.1 of Zinc with dark and light color
Is Zinc Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Zinc meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Zinc color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #BAC4C8
- Red
- BA
- Green
- C4
- Blue
- C8
- Red
- 186 (72.9%)
- Green
- 196 (76.9%)
- Blue
- 200 (78.4%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 7.00%
- Magenta
- 2.00%
- Yellow
- 0.00%
- Key
- 21.57%
- Hue
- 197.14°
- Saturation
- 11.29 %
- Lightness
- 75.69 %
- Hue
- 197.14°
- Saturation
- 7.00 %
- Brightness / Value
- 78.43 %
- Red
- 23 (9.1%)
- Yellow
- 48 (18.8%)
- Blue
- 46 (18.1%)
- Hue
- 197.14°
- Whiteness
- 72.94 %
- Blackness
- 21.57 %
- Cyan
- 27.06%
- Magenta
- 23.14%
- Yellow
- 21.57%
- X
- 50.41
- Y
- 54.09
- Z
- 62.43
- Y1
- 54.09
- X
- 0.3
- Y2
- 0.32
- L
- 78.51
- A
- -2.65
- B
- -3.2
- L
- 78.51
- C
- 4.15
- H
- 230.38
- L
- 78.51
- U
- -5.72
- V
- -4.38
- L
- 73.55
- A
- -6.34
- B
- 1.16
- LRV
- ~ 54.1 %
- Munsell Color System
- 7.6BG 7.7/0.9
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Zinc
These are the named colors closest to Zinc , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
RAL Design
Zinc color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Zinc to RAL Design
Pantone PMS
Zinc color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Zinc to Pantone PMS
Pantone TCX
Zinc color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Zinc to Pantone TCX
British Standard 4800
Zinc color similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Zinc to British Standard 4800
RAL Classic
Zinc color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Zinc to RAL Classic
Paint similar to Zinc
These are the real paint colors closest to Zinc from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Zinc once it is on a wall.
Behr
Zinc color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Zinc to Behr
Valspar
Zinc color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Zinc to Valspar
Sherwin Williams
Zinc color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Zinc to Sherwin Williams
Benjamin Moore
Zinc color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Zinc to Benjamin Moore
PPG Paints
Zinc color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Zinc to PPG Paints
Dunn-Edwards
Zinc color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Zinc to Dunn-Edwards
Farrow & Ball
Zinc color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Zinc to Farrow & Ball
Color Combinations
View more Zinc - #BAC4C8 color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Zinc - #BAC4C8?
Color that best contrast with Zinc - #BAC4C8 is #C8BEBA, color name is Pale Silver*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Zinc - #BAC4C8?
Complementary or Opposite color for Zinc - #BAC4C8 is #C8BEBA, color name is Pale Silver*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Zinc - #BAC4C8 Color Images and Patterns
