What color is #BEBCB7?

#BEBCB7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silverplate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBCB7?

The RGB value is 190, 188, 183: 190 red, 188 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBCB7?

The complementary color is #B7B9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBCB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBCB7 color

#BEBCB7 rgb(190, 188, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEBCB7 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 73.7% green and 71.8% blue (190, 188, 183).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 5% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Silverplate (#C2C0BA), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#BEBCB7 color codes

HEX	`#BEBCB7`
RGB	`rgb(190, 188, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 73.7%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 5%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 4%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.27, -0.21, 2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.27, 2.78, 94.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.764, 50.333, 51.989)`
Decimal	`12500151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBCB7, 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 #BEBCB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBCB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	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 #BEBCB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebcb7; }
.text { color: #bebcb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebcb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 188 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebcb7, #bdbeb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BEBCB7?: #BEBCB7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silverplate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBCB7?: The RGB value is 190, 188, 183: 190 red, 188 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBCB7?: The complementary color is #B7B9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBCB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.