What color is #BEBFB3?

#BEBFB3 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 #BEBFB3?

The RGB value is 190, 191, 179: 190 red, 191 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBFB3?

The complementary color is #B4B3BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBFB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBFB3 color

#BEBFB3 rgb(190, 191, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEBFB3 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 74.9% green and 70.2% blue (190, 191, 179).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 9% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% 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 11.29:1).

#BEBFB3 color codes

HEX	`#BEBFB3`
RGB	`rgb(190, 191, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 74.9%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 9%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.96, -2.51, 5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.96, 6.44, 112.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.002, 51.464, 50.044)`
Decimal	`12500915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBFB3, 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 #BEBFB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBFB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	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 #BEBFB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebfb3; }
.text { color: #bebfb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebfb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 191 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebfb3, #b8bfb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BEBFB3?: #BEBFB3 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 #BEBFB3?: The RGB value is 190, 191, 179: 190 red, 191 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBFB3?: The complementary color is #B4B3BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBFB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.