What color is #BEBDC0?

#BEBDC0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Moonwalk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBDC0?

The RGB value is 190, 189, 192: 190 red, 189 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBDC0?

The complementary color is #BFC0BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBDC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBDC0 color

#BEBDC0 rgb(190, 189, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEBDC0 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 74.1% green and 75.3% blue (190, 189, 192).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 2% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Moonwalk (#BEBEC4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.23:1).

#BEBDC0 color codes

HEX	`#BEBDC0`
RGB	`rgb(190, 189, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 74.1%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 2%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 2%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 2%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.77, 0.91, -1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.77, 1.66, 303.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.946, 51.148, 57.153)`
Decimal	`12500416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBDC0, 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 #BEBDC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBDC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.23:1	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 #BEBDC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebdc0; }
.text { color: #bebdc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebdc0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 189 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebdc0, #c0bdc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEBDC0?: #BEBDC0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Moonwalk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBDC0?: The RGB value is 190, 189, 192: 190 red, 189 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBDC0?: The complementary color is #BFC0BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBDC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.