What color is #BEC0D8?

#BEC0D8 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC0D8?

The RGB value is 190, 192, 216: 190 red, 192 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC0D8?

The complementary color is #D8D6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC0D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC0D8 color

#BEC0D8 rgb(190, 192, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC0D8 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 75.3% green and 84.7% blue (190, 192, 216).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 25% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#BEC0D8 color codes

HEX	`#BEC0D8`
RGB	`rgb(190, 192, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 75.3%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 25%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 11%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.23, 4.02, -12.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.23, 12.85, 288.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.477, 53.604, 72.534)`
Decimal	`12501208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC0D8, 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 #BEC0D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC0D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	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 #BEC0D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec0d8; }
.text { color: #bec0d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec0d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 192 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec0d8, #c9bed8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BEC0D8?: #BEC0D8 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC0D8?: The RGB value is 190, 192, 216: 190 red, 192 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC0D8?: The complementary color is #D8D6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC0D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.