What color is #BEC1C4?

#BEC1C4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Foil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC1C4?

The RGB value is 190, 193, 196: 190 red, 193 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC1C4?

The complementary color is #C4C1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC1C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC1C4 color

#BEC1C4 rgb(190, 193, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC1C4 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 75.7% green and 76.9% blue (190, 193, 196).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 5% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Foil (#C0C3C4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#BEC1C4 color codes

HEX	`#BEC1C4`
RGB	`rgb(190, 193, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 75.7%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 5%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 3%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.92, -0.47, -1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.92, 1.93, 255.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.267, 53.072, 59.81)`
Decimal	`12501444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC1C4, 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 #BEC1C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC1C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	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 #BEC1C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec1c4; }
.text { color: #bec1c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec1c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 193 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec1c4, #bebec4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEC1C4?: #BEC1C4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Foil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC1C4?: The RGB value is 190, 193, 196: 190 red, 193 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC1C4?: The complementary color is #C4C1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC1C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.