What color is #BEC0C1?

#BEC0C1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Rough Asphalt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC0C1?

The RGB value is 190, 192, 193: 190 red, 192 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC0C1?

The complementary color is #C1BFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC0C1?

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.

#BEC0C1 color

#BEC0C1 rgb(190, 192, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC0C1 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 75.3% green and 75.7% blue (190, 192, 193).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 2% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Rough Asphalt (#BDBEBF), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BEC0C1 color codes

HEX	`#BEC0C1`
RGB	`rgb(190, 192, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 75.3%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 2%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 2%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.58, -0.51, -0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.58, 0.9, 235.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.709, 52.497, 57.956)`
Decimal	`12501185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC0C1, 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 #BEC0C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC0C1 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 #BEC0C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec0c1; }
.text { color: #bec0c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec0c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 192 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec0c1, #bebfc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BEC0C1?: #BEC0C1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Rough Asphalt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC0C1?: The RGB value is 190, 192, 193: 190 red, 192 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC0C1?: The complementary color is #C1BFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC0C1?: 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.