What color is #BEC5CF?

#BEC5CF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Yorkshire Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC5CF?

The RGB value is 190, 197, 207: 190 red, 197 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC5CF?

The complementary color is #CFC8BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC5CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC5CF color

#BEC5CF rgb(190, 197, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC5CF is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 77.3% green and 81.2% blue (190, 197, 207).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 15% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Yorkshire Cloud (#BAC3CC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.08:1).

#BEC5CF color codes

HEX	`#BEC5CF`
RGB	`rgb(190, 197, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 77.3%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 15%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.26, -0.47, -5.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.26, 5.84, 265.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.462, 55.384, 66.946)`
Decimal	`12502479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC5CF, 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 #BEC5CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC5CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.08:1	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 #BEC5CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec5cf; }
.text { color: #bec5cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec5cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 197 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec5cf, #c0becf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BEC5CF?: #BEC5CF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Yorkshire Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC5CF?: The RGB value is 190, 197, 207: 190 red, 197 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC5CF?: The complementary color is #CFC8BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC5CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.