What color is #BEB4BF?

#BEB4BF is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB4BF?

The RGB value is 190, 180, 191: 190 red, 180 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB4BF?

The complementary color is #B5BFB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB4BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB4BF color

#BEB4BF rgb(190, 180, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEB4BF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 70.6% green and 74.9% blue (190, 180, 191).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 8% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#BEB4BF color codes

HEX	`#BEB4BF`
RGB	`rgb(190, 180, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 70.6%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 8%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 6%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.41, 5.56, -4.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.41, 7.03, 322.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.959, 47.352, 55.946)`
Decimal	`12498111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB4BF, 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 #BEB4BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB4BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	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 #BEB4BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb4bf; }
.text { color: #beb4bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb4bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 180 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb4bf, #bfb4bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BEB4BF?: #BEB4BF is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB4BF?: The RGB value is 190, 180, 191: 190 red, 180 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB4BF?: The complementary color is #B5BFB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB4BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.