What color is #BEBED3?

#BEBED3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBED3?

The RGB value is 190, 190, 211: 190 red, 190 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBED3?

The complementary color is #D3D3BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBED3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBED3 color

#BEBED3 rgb(190, 190, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEBED3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 74.5% green and 82.7% blue (190, 190, 211).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 19% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#BEBED3 color codes

HEX	`#BEBED3`
RGB	`rgb(190, 190, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 74.5%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 19%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 10%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.57, 4.07, -10.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.57, 11.26, 291.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.404, 52.477, 69.036)`
Decimal	`12500691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBED3, 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 #BEBED3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBED3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	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 #BEBED3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebed3; }
.text { color: #bebed3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebed3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 190 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebed3, #c9bed3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BEBED3?: #BEBED3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBED3?: The RGB value is 190, 190, 211: 190 red, 190 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBED3?: The complementary color is #D3D3BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBED3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.