What color is #BEBDC3?

#BEBDC3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Moonwalk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBDC3?

The RGB value is 190, 189, 195: 190 red, 189 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBDC3?

The complementary color is #C2C3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBDC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBDC3 color

#BEBDC3 rgb(190, 189, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEBDC3 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 74.1% green and 76.5% blue (190, 189, 195).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 5% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Moonwalk (#BEBEC4), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#BEBDC3 color codes

HEX	`#BEBDC3`
RGB	`rgb(190, 189, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 74.1%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 5%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 3%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.85, 1.47, -2.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.85, 3.25, 296.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.281, 51.282, 58.921)`
Decimal	`12500419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBDC3, 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 #BEBDC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBDC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	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 #BEBDC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebdc3; }
.text { color: #bebdc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebdc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 189 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebdc3, #c1bdc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BEBDC3?: #BEBDC3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Moonwalk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBDC3?: The RGB value is 190, 189, 195: 190 red, 189 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBDC3?: The complementary color is #C2C3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBDC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.