What color is #BEC6D7?

#BEC6D7 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC6D7?

The RGB value is 190, 198, 215: 190 red, 198 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC6D7?

The complementary color is #D7CFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC6D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC6D7 color

#BEC6D7 rgb(190, 198, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC6D7 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 77.6% green and 84.3% blue (190, 198, 215).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 24% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Plein Air (#B9C4D2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.25:1).

#BEC6D7 color codes

HEX	`#BEC6D7`
RGB	`rgb(190, 198, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 77.6%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 24%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.75, 0.61, -9.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.75, 9.42, 273.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.692, 56.241, 72.304)`
Decimal	`12502743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC6D7, 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 #BEC6D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC6D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.25:1	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 #BEC6D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec6d7; }
.text { color: #bec6d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec6d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 198 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec6d7, #c3bed7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BEC6D7?: #BEC6D7 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC6D7?: The RGB value is 190, 198, 215: 190 red, 198 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC6D7?: The complementary color is #D7CFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC6D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.