What color is #BEC5AA?

#BEC5AA is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC5AA?

The RGB value is 190, 197, 170: 190 red, 197 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC5AA?

The complementary color is #B1AAC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC5AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC5AA color

#BEC5AA rgb(190, 197, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #BEC5AA is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 77.3% green and 66.7% blue (190, 197, 170).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 19% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.76:1).

#BEC5AA color codes

HEX	`#BEC5AA`
RGB	`rgb(190, 197, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 77.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 19%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 14%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 14%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.33, -7.18, 12.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.33, 14.62, 119.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.456, 53.782, 45.851)`
Decimal	`12502442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC5AA, 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 #BEC5AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC5AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.76:1	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 #BEC5AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec5aa; }
.text { color: #bec5aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec5aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 197 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec5aa, #b0c5aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BEC5AA?: #BEC5AA is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC5AA?: The RGB value is 190, 197, 170: 190 red, 197 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC5AA?: The complementary color is #B1AAC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC5AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.