What color is #BEBEC4?

#BEBEC4 is a light gray known as Moonwalk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Moonwalk?

The RGB value is 190, 190, 196: 190 red, 190 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Moonwalk?

The complementary color is #C4C4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBEC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Moonwalk color: hex code #BEBEC4

#BEBEC4 rgb(190, 190, 196)

Shades of gray

Moonwalk has the hex code #BEBEC4. It is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 74.5% green and 76.9% blue (190, 190, 196).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 5% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.35:1).

Moonwalk (#BEBEC4) color codes

HEX	`#BEBEC4`
RGB	`rgb(190, 190, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 74.5%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 5%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 3%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.14, 1.13, -3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.14, 3.22, 290.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.611, 51.759, 59.591)`
Decimal	`12500676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Moonwalk, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BEBEC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBEC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BEBEC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebec4; }
.text { color: #bebec4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebec4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 190 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebec4, #c1bec4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

See #BEBEC4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BEBEC4?: #BEBEC4 is a light gray known as Moonwalk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Moonwalk?: The RGB value is 190, 190, 196: 190 red, 190 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Moonwalk?: The complementary color is #C4C4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBEC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.