What color is #BEC6AC?

#BEC6AC is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC6AC?

The RGB value is 190, 198, 172: 190 red, 198 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC6AC?

The complementary color is #B4ACC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC6AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC6AC color

#BEC6AC rgb(190, 198, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #BEC6AC is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 77.6% green and 67.5% blue (190, 198, 172).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 19% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.86:1).

#BEC6AC color codes

HEX	`#BEC6AC`
RGB	`rgb(190, 198, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 77.6%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 19%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 13%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.64, -7.37, 12.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.64, 14.17, 121.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.875, 54.314, 46.931)`
Decimal	`12502700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC6AC, 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 #BEC6AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC6AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.86:1	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 #BEC6AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec6ac; }
.text { color: #bec6ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec6ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 198 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec6ac, #b1c6ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BEC6AC?: #BEC6AC is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC6AC?: The RGB value is 190, 198, 172: 190 red, 198 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC6AC?: The complementary color is #B4ACC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC6AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.