What color is #BEBCD0?

#BEBCD0 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBCD0?

The RGB value is 190, 188, 208: 190 red, 188 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBCD0?

The complementary color is #CED0BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBCD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBCD0 color

#BEBCD0 rgb(190, 188, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEBCD0 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 73.7% green and 81.6% blue (190, 188, 208).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 18% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#BEBCD0 color codes

HEX	`#BEBCD0`
RGB	`rgb(190, 188, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 73.7%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 18%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 10%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.96, 4.54, -9.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.96, 10.78, 294.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.601, 51.467, 66.931)`
Decimal	`12500176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBCD0, 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 #BEBCD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBCD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	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 #BEBCD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebcd0; }
.text { color: #bebcd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebcd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 188 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebcd0, #c8bcd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BEBCD0?: #BEBCD0 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBCD0?: The RGB value is 190, 188, 208: 190 red, 188 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBCD0?: The complementary color is #CED0BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBCD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.