What color is #BEC2C2?

#BEC2C2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Foil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC2C2?

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

What is the complementary color of #BEC2C2?

The complementary color is #C2BEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC2C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC2C2 color

#BEC2C2 rgb(190, 194, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC2C2 is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 3% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Foil (#C0C3C4), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#BEC2C2 color codes

HEX	`#BEC2C2`
RGB	`rgb(190, 194, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 76.1%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 3%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 2%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.13, -1.38, -0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.13, 1.46, 199.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.263, 53.426, 58.693)`
Decimal	`12501698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC2C2, 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 #BEC2C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC2C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	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 #BEC2C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec2c2; }
.text { color: #bec2c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec2c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 194 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec2c2, #bec0c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BEC2C2?: #BEC2C2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Foil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC2C2?: The RGB value is 190, 194, 194: 190 red, 194 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC2C2?: The complementary color is #C2BEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC2C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.