What color is #BEBBB4?

#BEBBB4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silverplate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBBB4?

The RGB value is 190, 187, 180: 190 red, 187 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBBB4?

The complementary color is #B4B7BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBBB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBBB4 color

#BEBBB4 rgb(190, 187, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEBBB4 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 73.3% green and 70.6% blue (190, 187, 180).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 7% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Silverplate (#C2C0BA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#BEBBB4 color codes

HEX	`#BEBBB4`
RGB	`rgb(190, 187, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 73.3%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 7%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 5%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.94, -0.21, 3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.94, 3.92, 93.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.243, 49.783, 50.292)`
Decimal	`12499892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBBB4, 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 #BEBBB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBBB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	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 #BEBBB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebbb4; }
.text { color: #bebbb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebbb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 187 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebbb4, #bcbeb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BEBBB4?: #BEBBB4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silverplate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBBB4?: The RGB value is 190, 187, 180: 190 red, 187 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBBB4?: The complementary color is #B4B7BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBBB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.