What color is #BEBABD?

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

What is the RGB value of #BEBABD?

The RGB value is 190, 186, 189: 190 red, 186 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBABD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BEBABD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBABD color

#BEBABD rgb(190, 186, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEBABD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 72.9% green and 74.1% blue (190, 186, 189).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 3% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Moonwalk (#BEBEC4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.95:1).

#BEBABD color codes

HEX	`#BEBABD`
RGB	`rgb(190, 186, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 72.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 3%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 2%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.91, 1.95, -1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.91, 2.2, 332.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.978, 49.739, 55.207)`
Decimal	`12499645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBABD, 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 #BEBABD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBABD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.95:1	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 #BEBABD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebabd; }
.text { color: #bebabd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebabd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 186 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebabd, #bebabb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEBABD?: #BEBABD is a light gray, closest to the named color Moonwalk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBABD?: The RGB value is 190, 186, 189: 190 red, 186 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBABD?: The complementary color is #BABEBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBABD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.