What color is #BEBEB0?

#BEBEB0 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBEB0?

The RGB value is 190, 190, 176: 190 red, 190 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBEB0?

The complementary color is #B0B0BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBEB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBEB0 color

#BEBEB0 rgb(190, 190, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEBEB0 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 74.5% green and 69% blue (190, 190, 176).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 10% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Zen Pebble (#BAB8AD), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

#BEBEB0 color codes

HEX	`#BEBEB0`
RGB	`rgb(190, 190, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 74.5%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 10%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 7%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.62, -2.5, 7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.62, 7.5, 109.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.484, 50.909, 48.391)`
Decimal	`12500656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBEB0, 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 #BEBEB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBEB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	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 #BEBEB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebeb0; }
.text { color: #bebeb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebeb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 190 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebeb0, #b7beb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BEBEB0?: #BEBEB0 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBEB0?: The RGB value is 190, 190, 176: 190 red, 190 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBEB0?: The complementary color is #B0B0BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBEB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.