What color is #BEBFCF?

#BEBFCF 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 #BEBFCF?

The RGB value is 190, 191, 207: 190 red, 191 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBFCF?

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

Is black or white text better on #BEBFCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBFCF color

#BEBFCF rgb(190, 191, 207)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 74.9% green and 81.2% blue (190, 191, 207).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 15% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#BEBFCF color codes

HEX	`#BEBFCF`
RGB	`rgb(190, 191, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 74.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 15%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.71, 2.73, -8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.71, 8.57, 288.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.126, 52.713, 66.501)`
Decimal	`12500943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBFCF, 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 #BEBFCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBFCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	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 #BEBFCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebfcf; }
.text { color: #bebfcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebfcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 191 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebfcf, #c6becf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BEBFCF?: #BEBFCF 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 #BEBFCF?: The RGB value is 190, 191, 207: 190 red, 191 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBFCF?: The complementary color is #CFCEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBFCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.