What color is #BEC3AE?

#BEC3AE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC3AE?

The RGB value is 190, 195, 174: 190 red, 195 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC3AE?

The complementary color is #B3AEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC3AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC3AE color

#BEC3AE rgb(190, 195, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC3AE is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 76.5% green and 68.2% blue (190, 195, 174).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 15% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#BEC3AE color codes

HEX	`#BEC3AE`
RGB	`rgb(190, 195, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 76.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 15%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 11%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 11%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.89, -5.47, 9.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.89, 11.37, 118.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.389, 53.033, 47.723)`
Decimal	`12501934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC3AE, 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 #BEC3AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC3AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	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 #BEC3AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec3ae; }
.text { color: #bec3ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec3ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 195 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec3ae, #b3c3ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BEC3AE?: #BEC3AE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC3AE?: The RGB value is 190, 195, 174: 190 red, 195 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC3AE?: The complementary color is #B3AEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC3AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.