What color is #BEBBD6?

#BEBBD6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBBD6?

The RGB value is 190, 187, 214: 190 red, 187 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBBD6?

The complementary color is #D3D6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBBD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBBD6 color

#BEBBD6 rgb(190, 187, 214)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BEBBD6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 73.3% green and 83.9% blue (190, 187, 214).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 25% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#BEBBD6 color codes

HEX	`#BEBBD6`
RGB	`rgb(190, 187, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 73.3%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 25%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 13%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.89, 6.3, -13.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.89, 14.57, 295.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.141, 51.343, 70.821)`
Decimal	`12499926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBBD6, 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 #BEBBD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBBD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #BEBBD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebbd6; }
.text { color: #bebbd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebbd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 187 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebbd6, #ccbbd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEBBD6?: #BEBBD6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBBD6?: The RGB value is 190, 187, 214: 190 red, 187 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBBD6?: The complementary color is #D3D6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBBD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.