What color is #BEC4C0?

#BEC4C0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC4C0?

The RGB value is 190, 196, 192: 190 red, 196 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC4C0?

The complementary color is #C4BEC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC4C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC4C0 color

#BEC4C0 rgb(190, 196, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC4C0 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 76.9% green and 75.3% blue (190, 196, 192).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 5% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Metal (#BABFBC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.85:1).

#BEC4C0 color codes

HEX	`#BEC4C0`
RGB	`rgb(190, 196, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 76.9%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 5%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 3%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 2%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.6, -2.81, 1.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.6, 3.09, 155.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.488, 54.233, 57.667)`
Decimal	`12502208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC4C0, 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 #BEC4C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC4C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.85:1	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 #BEC4C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec4c0; }
.text { color: #bec4c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec4c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 196 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec4c0, #bec4c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BEC4C0?: #BEC4C0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC4C0?: The RGB value is 190, 196, 192: 190 red, 196 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC4C0?: The complementary color is #C4BEC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC4C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.