What color is #BEB6C0?

#BEB6C0 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 #BEB6C0?

The RGB value is 190, 182, 192: 190 red, 182 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB6C0?

The complementary color is #B8C0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB6C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB6C0 color

#BEB6C0 rgb(190, 182, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEB6C0 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 71.4% green and 75.3% blue (190, 182, 192).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 7% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.64:1).

#BEB6C0 color codes

HEX	`#BEB6C0`
RGB	`rgb(190, 182, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 71.4%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 7%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 5%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.96, 4.66, -4.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.96, 6.18, 319.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.476, 48.209, 56.663)`
Decimal	`12498624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB6C0, 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 #BEB6C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB6C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	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 #BEB6C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb6c0; }
.text { color: #beb6c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb6c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 182 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb6c0, #c0b6bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BEB6C0?: #BEB6C0 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 #BEB6C0?: The RGB value is 190, 182, 192: 190 red, 182 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB6C0?: The complementary color is #B8C0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB6C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.