What color is #BEBFC6?

#BEBFC6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Moonwalk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBFC6?

The RGB value is 190, 191, 198: 190 red, 191 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBFC6?

The complementary color is #C6C5BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBFC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBFC6 color

#BEBFC6 rgb(190, 191, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEBFC6 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 74.9% green and 77.6% blue (190, 191, 198).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 7% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Moonwalk (#BEBEC4), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#BEBFC6 color codes

HEX	`#BEBFC6`
RGB	`rgb(190, 191, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 74.9%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 7%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 4%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.45, 0.97, -3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.45, 3.76, 284.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.057, 52.286, 60.87)`
Decimal	`12500934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBFC6, 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 #BEBFC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBFC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	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 #BEBFC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebfc6; }
.text { color: #bebfc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebfc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 191 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebfc6, #c1bec6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BEBFC6?: #BEBFC6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Moonwalk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBFC6?: The RGB value is 190, 191, 198: 190 red, 191 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBFC6?: The complementary color is #C6C5BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBFC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.