What color is #BEC1B5?

#BEC1B5 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC1B5?

The RGB value is 190, 193, 181: 190 red, 193 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC1B5?

The complementary color is #B8B5C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC1B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC1B5 color

#BEC1B5 rgb(190, 193, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC1B5 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 75.7% green and 71% blue (190, 193, 181).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 9% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#BEC1B5 color codes

HEX	`#BEC1B5`
RGB	`rgb(190, 193, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 75.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 9%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 6%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 6%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.53, -3.21, 5.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.53, 6.52, 119.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.644, 52.423, 51.263)`
Decimal	`12501429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC1B5, 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 #BEC1B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC1B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	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 #BEC1B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec1b5; }
.text { color: #bec1b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec1b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 193 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec1b5, #b8c1b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BEC1B5?: #BEC1B5 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC1B5?: The RGB value is 190, 193, 181: 190 red, 193 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC1B5?: The complementary color is #B8B5C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC1B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.