What color is #BEC4B9?

#BEC4B9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC4B9?

The RGB value is 190, 196, 185: 190 red, 196 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC4B9?

The complementary color is #BFB9C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC4B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC4B9 color

#BEC4B9 rgb(190, 196, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC4B9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 76.9% green and 72.5% blue (190, 196, 185).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 9% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#BEC4B9 color codes

HEX	`#BEC4B9`
RGB	`rgb(190, 196, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 76.9%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 9%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 6%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.42, -4.08, 4.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.42, 6.3, 130.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.731, 53.93, 53.679)`
Decimal	`12502201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC4B9, 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 #BEC4B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC4B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	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 #BEC4B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec4b9; }
.text { color: #bec4b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec4b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 196 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec4b9, #b9c4ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BEC4B9?: #BEC4B9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC4B9?: The RGB value is 190, 196, 185: 190 red, 196 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC4B9?: The complementary color is #BFB9C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC4B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.