What color is #BEBCBC?

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

What is the RGB value of #BEBCBC?

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

What is the complementary color of #BEBCBC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BEBCBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBCBC color

#BEBCBC rgb(190, 188, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEBCBC is a light gray.

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

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

The closest named color is Silver (#C0C0C0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.11:1).

#BEBCBC color codes

HEX	`#BEBCBC`
RGB	`rgb(190, 188, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 73.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 2%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 1%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.4, 0.7, 0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.4, 0.74, 19.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.294, 50.545, 54.779)`
Decimal	`12500156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBCBC, 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 #BEBCBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBCBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.11:1	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 #BEBCBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEBCBC?: #BEBCBC is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBCBC?: The RGB value is 190, 188, 188: 190 red, 188 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBCBC?: The complementary color is #BCBEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBCBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.