What color is #BEBAC0?

#BEBAC0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBAC0?

The RGB value is 190, 186, 192: 190 red, 186 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBAC0?

The complementary color is #BCC0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBAC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBAC0 color

#BEBAC0 rgb(190, 186, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEBAC0 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 72.9% green and 75.3% blue (190, 186, 192).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 5% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fox (#BDBCC4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#BEBAC0 color codes

HEX	`#BEBAC0`
RGB	`rgb(190, 186, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 72.9%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 5%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 3%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.99, 2.51, -2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.99, 3.56, 314.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.307, 49.871, 56.94)`
Decimal	`12499648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBAC0, 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 #BEBAC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBAC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	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 #BEBAC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebac0; }
.text { color: #bebac0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebac0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 186 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebac0, #c0babf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BEBAC0?: #BEBAC0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBAC0?: The RGB value is 190, 186, 192: 190 red, 186 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBAC0?: The complementary color is #BCC0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBAC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.