What color is #BEC1BE?

#BEC1BE is a light gray, closest to the named color Waxwing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC1BE?

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

What is the complementary color of #BEC1BE?

The complementary color is #C1BEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC1BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC1BE color

#BEC1BE rgb(190, 193, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC1BE is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 2% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Waxwing (#C0C2C0), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#BEC1BE color codes

HEX	`#BEC1BE`
RGB	`rgb(190, 193, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 75.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 2%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 2%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.76, -1.59, 1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.76, 1.96, 144.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.598, 52.805, 56.285)`
Decimal	`12501438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC1BE, 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 #BEC1BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC1BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	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 #BEC1BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec1be; }
.text { color: #bec1be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec1be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 193 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec1be, #bec1c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEC1BE?: #BEC1BE is a light gray, closest to the named color Waxwing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC1BE?: The RGB value is 190, 193, 190: 190 red, 193 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC1BE?: The complementary color is #C1BEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC1BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.