What color is #BEC6A1?

#BEC6A1 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC6A1?

The RGB value is 190, 198, 161: 190 red, 198 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC6A1?

The complementary color is #A9A1C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC6A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC6A1 color

#BEC6A1 rgb(190, 198, 161)

Shades of green

The hex color #BEC6A1 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 77.6% green and 63.1% blue (190, 198, 161).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 25% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.78:1).

#BEC6A1 color codes

HEX	`#BEC6A1`
RGB	`rgb(190, 198, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 77.6%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 25%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 19%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 19%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.41, -9.14, 17.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.41, 19.88, 117.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.862, 53.909, 41.595)`
Decimal	`12502689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC6A1, 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 #BEC6A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC6A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.78:1	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 #BEC6A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec6a1; }
.text { color: #bec6a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec6a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 198 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec6a1, #abc6a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BEC6A1?: #BEC6A1 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC6A1?: The RGB value is 190, 198, 161: 190 red, 198 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC6A1?: The complementary color is #A9A1C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC6A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.