What color is #BEBAB5?

#BEBAB5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Rampart. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBAB5?

The RGB value is 190, 186, 181: 190 red, 186 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBAB5?

The complementary color is #B5B9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBAB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBAB5 color

#BEBAB5 rgb(190, 186, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEBAB5 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 72.9% green and 71% blue (190, 186, 181).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 6% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Rampart (#BCB7B1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#BEBAB5 color codes

HEX	`#BEBAB5`
RGB	`rgb(190, 186, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 72.9%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 6%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 5%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.7, 0.5, 3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.7, 3.07, 80.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.133, 49.401, 50.759)`
Decimal	`12499637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBAB5, 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 #BEBAB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBAB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	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 #BEBAB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebab5; }
.text { color: #bebab5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebab5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 186 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebab5, #bebeb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BEBAB5?: #BEBAB5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Rampart. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBAB5?: The RGB value is 190, 186, 181: 190 red, 186 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBAB5?: The complementary color is #B5B9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBAB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.