What color is #BEBCC5?

#BEBCC5 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 #BEBCC5?

The RGB value is 190, 188, 197: 190 red, 188 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBCC5?

The complementary color is #C3C5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBCC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBCC5 color

#BEBCC5 rgb(190, 188, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEBCC5 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 73.7% green and 77.3% blue (190, 188, 197).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 7% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fox (#BDBCC4), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#BEBCC5 color codes

HEX	`#BEBCC5`
RGB	`rgb(190, 188, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 73.7%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 7%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 5%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.65, 2.39, -4.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.65, 4.9, 299.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.295, 50.945, 60.049)`
Decimal	`12500165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBCC5, 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 #BEBCC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBCC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	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 #BEBCC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebcc5; }
.text { color: #bebcc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebcc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 188 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebcc5, #c3bcc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BEBCC5?: #BEBCC5 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 #BEBCC5?: The RGB value is 190, 188, 197: 190 red, 188 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBCC5?: The complementary color is #C3C5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBCC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.