What color is #BEC0C3?

#BEC0C3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC0C3?

The RGB value is 190, 192, 195: 190 red, 192 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC0C3?

The complementary color is #C3C1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC0C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC0C3 color

#BEC0C3 rgb(190, 192, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC0C3 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 75.3% green and 76.5% blue (190, 192, 195).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 4% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Microchip (#BABCC0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.52:1).

#BEC0C3 color codes

HEX	`#BEC0C3`
RGB	`rgb(190, 192, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 75.3%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 4%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 3%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.63, -0.13, -1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.63, 1.75, 265.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.933, 52.586, 59.139)`
Decimal	`12501187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC0C3, 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 #BEC0C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC0C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.52:1	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 #BEC0C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec0c3; }
.text { color: #bec0c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec0c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 192 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec0c3, #bfbec3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEC0C3?: #BEC0C3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC0C3?: The RGB value is 190, 192, 195: 190 red, 192 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC0C3?: The complementary color is #C3C1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC0C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.