What color is #BEC4D2?

#BEC4D2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC4D2?

The RGB value is 190, 196, 210: 190 red, 196 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC4D2?

The complementary color is #D2CCBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC4D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC4D2 color

#BEC4D2 rgb(190, 196, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC4D2 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 76.9% green and 82.4% blue (190, 196, 210).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 18% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Fury (#C7CCD8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.02:1).

#BEC4D2 color codes

HEX	`#BEC4D2`
RGB	`rgb(190, 196, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 76.9%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 18%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 7%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.09, 0.66, -7.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.09, 7.72, 274.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.606, 55.08, 68.82)`
Decimal	`12502226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC4D2, 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 #BEC4D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC4D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.02:1	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 #BEC4D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec4d2; }
.text { color: #bec4d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec4d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 196 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec4d2, #c2bed2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BEC4D2?: #BEC4D2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC4D2?: The RGB value is 190, 196, 210: 190 red, 196 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC4D2?: The complementary color is #D2CCBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC4D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.