What color is #BEC2D5?

#BEC2D5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC2D5?

The RGB value is 190, 194, 213: 190 red, 194 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC2D5?

The complementary color is #D5D1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC2D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC2D5 color

#BEC2D5 rgb(190, 194, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC2D5 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 76.1% green and 83.5% blue (190, 194, 213).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 21% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vision (#B7BDD1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.87:1).

#BEC2D5 color codes

HEX	`#BEC2D5`
RGB	`rgb(190, 194, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 76.1%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 21%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 11%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.66, 2.33, -9.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.66, 10.22, 283.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.535, 54.334, 70.658)`
Decimal	`12501717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC2D5, 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 #BEC2D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC2D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.87:1	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 #BEC2D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec2d5; }
.text { color: #bec2d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec2d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 194 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec2d5, #c6bed5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BEC2D5?: #BEC2D5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC2D5?: The RGB value is 190, 194, 213: 190 red, 194 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC2D5?: The complementary color is #D5D1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC2D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.