What color is #BEC592?

#BEC592 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC592?

The RGB value is 190, 197, 146: 190 red, 197 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC592?

The complementary color is #9992C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC592?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC592 color

#BEC592 rgb(190, 197, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #BEC592 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 77.3% green and 57.3% blue (190, 197, 146).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 31% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Kiss a Frog (#BEC187), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.59:1).

#BEC592 color codes

HEX	`#BEC592`
RGB	`rgb(190, 197, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 77.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 31%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 26%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 26%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.85, -10.85, 24.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.85, 27.11, 113.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.39, 52.955, 34.966)`
Decimal	`12502418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC592, 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 #BEC592	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC592 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	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 #BEC592 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec592; }
.text { color: #bec592; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec592; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 197 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec592, #a4c592); }

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Questions

What color is #BEC592?: #BEC592 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC592?: The RGB value is 190, 197, 146: 190 red, 197 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC592?: The complementary color is #9992C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC592?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.