What color is #BEBECC?

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

What is the RGB value of #BEBECC?

The RGB value is 190, 190, 204: 190 red, 190 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBECC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BEBECC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBECC color

#BEBECC rgb(190, 190, 204)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 74.5% green and 80% blue (190, 190, 204).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 12% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#BEBECC color codes

HEX	`#BEBECC`
RGB	`rgb(190, 190, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 74.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 12%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 7%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.36, 2.67, -7.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.36, 7.51, 290.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.546, 52.133, 64.515)`
Decimal	`12500684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBECC, 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 #BEBECC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBECC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	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 #BEBECC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebecc; }
.text { color: #bebecc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebecc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 190 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebecc, #c5becc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BEBECC?: #BEBECC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBECC?: The RGB value is 190, 190, 204: 190 red, 190 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBECC?: The complementary color is #CCCCBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBECC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.