What color is #BEC0CB?

#BEC0CB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC0CB?

The RGB value is 190, 192, 203: 190 red, 192 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC0CB?

The complementary color is #CBC9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC0CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC0CB color

#BEC0CB rgb(190, 192, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC0CB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 75.3% green and 79.6% blue (190, 192, 203).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 11% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Slipper Satin (#BFC1CB), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.59:1).

#BEC0CB color codes

HEX	`#BEC0CB`
RGB	`rgb(190, 192, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 75.3%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 11%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 6%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 5%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.85, 1.41, -5.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.85, 5.92, 283.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.862, 52.958, 64.031)`
Decimal	`12501195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC0CB, 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 #BEC0CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC0CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	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 #BEC0CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec0cb; }
.text { color: #bec0cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec0cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 192 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec0cb, #c3becb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BEC0CB?: #BEC0CB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC0CB?: The RGB value is 190, 192, 203: 190 red, 192 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC0CB?: The complementary color is #CBC9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC0CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.