What color is #BEC6B7?

#BEC6B7 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC6B7?

The RGB value is 190, 198, 183: 190 red, 198 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC6B7?

The complementary color is #BFB7C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC6B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC6B7 color

#BEC6B7 rgb(190, 198, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC6B7 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 77.6% green and 71.8% blue (190, 198, 183).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 12% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.95:1).

#BEC6B7 color codes

HEX	`#BEC6B7`
RGB	`rgb(190, 198, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 77.6%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 12%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 8%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.9, -5.49, 6.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.9, 8.56, 129.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.975, 54.754, 52.726)`
Decimal	`12502711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC6B7, 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 #BEC6B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC6B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.95:1	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 #BEC6B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec6b7; }
.text { color: #bec6b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec6b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 198 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec6b7, #b7c6b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEC6B7?: #BEC6B7 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC6B7?: The RGB value is 190, 198, 183: 190 red, 198 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC6B7?: The complementary color is #BFB7C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC6B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.