What color is #BEBFD0?

#BEBFD0 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 #BEBFD0?

The RGB value is 190, 191, 208: 190 red, 191 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBFD0?

The complementary color is #D0CFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBFD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBFD0 color

#BEBFD0 rgb(190, 191, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEBFD0 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 74.9% green and 81.6% blue (190, 191, 208).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 16% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.55:1).

#BEBFD0 color codes

HEX	`#BEBFD0`
RGB	`rgb(190, 191, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 74.9%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 16%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 9%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.73, 2.93, -8.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.73, 9.11, 288.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.249, 52.763, 67.146)`
Decimal	`12500944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBFD0, 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 #BEBFD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBFD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.55:1	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 #BEBFD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebfd0; }
.text { color: #bebfd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebfd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 191 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebfd0, #c6bed0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BEBFD0?: #BEBFD0 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 #BEBFD0?: The RGB value is 190, 191, 208: 190 red, 191 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBFD0?: The complementary color is #D0CFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBFD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.