What color is #BEC0D3?

#BEC0D3 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 #BEC0D3?

The RGB value is 190, 192, 211: 190 red, 192 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC0D3?

The complementary color is #D3D1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC0D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC0D3 color

#BEC0D3 rgb(190, 192, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC0D3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 75.3% green and 82.7% blue (190, 192, 211).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 19% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.67:1).

#BEC0D3 color codes

HEX	`#BEC0D3`
RGB	`rgb(190, 192, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 75.3%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 19%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 9%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.08, 3, -9.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.08, 10.18, 287.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.84, 53.349, 69.182)`
Decimal	`12501203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC0D3, 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 #BEC0D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC0D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.67:1	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 #BEC0D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec0d3; }
.text { color: #bec0d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec0d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 192 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec0d3, #c7bed3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BEC0D3?: #BEC0D3 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 #BEC0D3?: The RGB value is 190, 192, 211: 190 red, 192 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC0D3?: The complementary color is #D3D1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC0D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.