What color is #BEC1BF?

#BEC1BF is a light gray, closest to the named color Waxwing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC1BF?

The RGB value is 190, 193, 191: 190 red, 193 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC1BF?

The complementary color is #C1BEC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC1BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC1BF color

#BEC1BF rgb(190, 193, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC1BF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 75.7% green and 74.9% blue (190, 193, 191).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 2% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Waxwing (#C0C2C0), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#BEC1BF color codes

HEX	`#BEC1BF`
RGB	`rgb(190, 193, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 75.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 2%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 2%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 1%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.79, -1.41, 0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.79, 1.55, 155.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.708, 52.849, 56.862)`
Decimal	`12501439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC1BF, 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 #BEC1BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC1BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	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 #BEC1BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec1bf; }
.text { color: #bec1bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec1bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 193 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec1bf, #bec1c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEC1BF?: #BEC1BF is a light gray, closest to the named color Waxwing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC1BF?: The RGB value is 190, 193, 191: 190 red, 193 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC1BF?: The complementary color is #C1BEC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC1BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.