What color is #BEBCCA?

#BEBCCA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBCCA?

The RGB value is 190, 188, 202: 190 red, 188 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBCCA?

The complementary color is #C8CABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBCCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBCCA color

#BEBCCA rgb(190, 188, 202)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 73.7% green and 79.2% blue (190, 188, 202).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 12% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#BEBCCA color codes

HEX	`#BEBCCA`
RGB	`rgb(190, 188, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 73.7%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 12%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 7%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 7%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.79, 3.35, -6.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.79, 7.57, 296.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.877, 51.178, 63.116)`
Decimal	`12500170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBCCA, 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 #BEBCCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBCCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	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 #BEBCCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebcca; }
.text { color: #bebcca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebcca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 188 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebcca, #c5bcca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BEBCCA?: #BEBCCA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBCCA?: The RGB value is 190, 188, 202: 190 red, 188 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBCCA?: The complementary color is #C8CABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBCCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.