What color is #BEC2C9?

#BEC2C9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC2C9?

The RGB value is 190, 194, 201: 190 red, 194 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC2C9?

The complementary color is #C9C5BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC2C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC2C9 color

#BEC2C9 rgb(190, 194, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC2C9 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 76.1% green and 78.8% blue (190, 194, 201).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 9% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Herring Silver (#C6C8CF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#BEC2C9 color codes

HEX	`#BEC2C9`
RGB	`rgb(190, 194, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 76.1%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 9%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 5%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.31, -0.05, -3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.31, 3.99, 269.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.068, 53.747, 62.931)`
Decimal	`12501705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC2C9, 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 #BEC2C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC2C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	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 #BEC2C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec2c9; }
.text { color: #bec2c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec2c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 194 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec2c9, #c0bec9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BEC2C9?: #BEC2C9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC2C9?: The RGB value is 190, 194, 201: 190 red, 194 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC2C9?: The complementary color is #C9C5BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC2C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.