What color is #BEC4CA?

#BEC4CA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Metallic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC4CA?

The RGB value is 190, 196, 202: 190 red, 196 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC4CA?

The complementary color is #CAC4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC4CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC4CA color

#BEC4CA rgb(190, 196, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC4CA is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 76.9% green and 79.2% blue (190, 196, 202).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 10% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Metallic (#BCC3C7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.94:1).

#BEC4CA color codes

HEX	`#BEC4CA`
RGB	`rgb(190, 196, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 76.9%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 10%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 6%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.86, -0.92, -3.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.86, 3.83, 256.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.634, 54.691, 63.702)`
Decimal	`12502218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC4CA, 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 #BEC4CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC4CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.94:1	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 #BEC4CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec4ca; }
.text { color: #bec4ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec4ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 196 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec4ca, #bebeca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BEC4CA?: #BEC4CA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Metallic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC4CA?: The RGB value is 190, 196, 202: 190 red, 196 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC4CA?: The complementary color is #CAC4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC4CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.