What color is #BEC3AA?

#BEC3AA is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC3AA?

The RGB value is 190, 195, 170: 190 red, 195 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC3AA?

The complementary color is #AFAAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC3AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC3AA color

#BEC3AA rgb(190, 195, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #BEC3AA is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 76.5% green and 66.7% blue (190, 195, 170).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 17% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.58:1).

#BEC3AA color codes

HEX	`#BEC3AA`
RGB	`rgb(190, 195, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 76.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 17%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 13%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 13%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.8, -6.14, 11.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.8, 13.47, 117.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.005, 52.88, 45.7)`
Decimal	`12501930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC3AA, 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 #BEC3AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC3AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.58:1	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 #BEC3AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec3aa; }
.text { color: #bec3aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec3aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 195 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec3aa, #b2c3aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BEC3AA?: #BEC3AA is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC3AA?: The RGB value is 190, 195, 170: 190 red, 195 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC3AA?: The complementary color is #AFAAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC3AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.