What color is #BEC5BD?

#BEC5BD is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC5BD?

The RGB value is 190, 197, 189: 190 red, 197 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC5BD?

The complementary color is #C4BDC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC5BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC5BD color

#BEC5BD rgb(190, 197, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC5BD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 77.3% green and 74.1% blue (190, 197, 189).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 6% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#BEC5BD color codes

HEX	`#BEC5BD`
RGB	`rgb(190, 197, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 77.3%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 6%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 4%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.78, -3.89, 3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.78, 5.02, 140.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.385, 54.554, 56.01)`
Decimal	`12502461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC5BD, 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 #BEC5BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC5BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	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 #BEC5BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec5bd; }
.text { color: #bec5bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec5bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 197 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec5bd, #bdc5c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEC5BD?: #BEC5BD is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC5BD?: The RGB value is 190, 197, 189: 190 red, 197 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC5BD?: The complementary color is #C4BDC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC5BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.