What color is #BEC7B1?

#BEC7B1 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC7B1?

The RGB value is 190, 199, 177: 190 red, 199 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC7B1?

The complementary color is #BAB1C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC7B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC7B1 color

#BEC7B1 rgb(190, 199, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC7B1 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 78% green and 69.4% blue (190, 199, 177).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 16% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#BEC7B1 color codes

HEX	`#BEC7B1`
RGB	`rgb(190, 199, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 78%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 16%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 11%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 11%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.02, -7.05, 9.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.02, 12.21, 125.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.593, 54.968, 49.584)`
Decimal	`12502961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC7B1, 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 #BEC7B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC7B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	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 #BEC7B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec7b1; }
.text { color: #bec7b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec7b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 199 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec7b1, #b3c7b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BEC7B1?: #BEC7B1 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC7B1?: The RGB value is 190, 199, 177: 190 red, 199 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC7B1?: The complementary color is #BAB1C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC7B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.