What color is #BEBEC8?

#BEBEC8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBEC8?

The RGB value is 190, 190, 200: 190 red, 190 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBEC8?

The complementary color is #C8C8BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBEC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBEC8 color

#BEBEC8 rgb(190, 190, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEBEC8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 74.5% green and 78.4% blue (190, 190, 200).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 8% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Ghost (#C0BFC7), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#BEBEC8 color codes

HEX	`#BEBEC8`
RGB	`rgb(190, 190, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 74.5%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 8%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 5%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.25, 1.89, -5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.25, 5.36, 290.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.072, 51.944, 62.021)`
Decimal	`12500680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBEC8, 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 #BEBEC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBEC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	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 #BEBEC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebec8; }
.text { color: #bebec8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebec8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 190 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebec8, #c3bec8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BEBEC8?: #BEBEC8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBEC8?: The RGB value is 190, 190, 200: 190 red, 190 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBEC8?: The complementary color is #C8C8BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBEC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.