What color is #BEBEC3?

#BEBEC3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Moonwalk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBEC3?

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

What is the complementary color of #BEBEC3?

The complementary color is #C3C3BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBEC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBEC3 color

#BEBEC3 rgb(190, 190, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEBEC3 is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 240°, with 4% 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 11.34:1).

#BEBEC3 color codes

HEX	`#BEBEC3`
RGB	`rgb(190, 190, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 74.5%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 4%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 3%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.11, 0.94, -2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.11, 2.68, 290.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.497, 51.714, 58.993)`
Decimal	`12500675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBEC3, 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 #BEBEC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBEC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	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 #BEBEC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebec3; }
.text { color: #bebec3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebec3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 190 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebec3, #c1bec3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BEBEC3?: #BEBEC3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Moonwalk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBEC3?: The RGB value is 190, 190, 195: 190 red, 190 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBEC3?: The complementary color is #C3C3BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBEC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.