What color is #BEC2BD?

#BEC2BD is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC2BD?

The RGB value is 190, 194, 189: 190 red, 194 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC2BD?

The complementary color is #C1BDC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC2BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC2BD color

#BEC2BD rgb(190, 194, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC2BD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 76.1% green and 74.1% blue (190, 194, 189).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 4% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.64:1).

#BEC2BD color codes

HEX	`#BEC2BD`
RGB	`rgb(190, 194, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 76.1%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 4%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 3%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78, -2.31, 2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78, 3.07, 138.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.711, 53.205, 55.785)`
Decimal	`12501693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC2BD, 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 #BEC2BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC2BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.64:1	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 #BEC2BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec2bd; }
.text { color: #bec2bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec2bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 194 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec2bd, #bdc2bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BEC2BD?: #BEC2BD is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC2BD?: The RGB value is 190, 194, 189: 190 red, 194 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC2BD?: The complementary color is #C1BDC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC2BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.