What color is #BEC8A9?

#BEC8A9 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC8A9?

The RGB value is 190, 200, 169: 190 red, 200 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC8A9?

The complementary color is #B3A9C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC8A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC8A9 color

#BEC8A9 rgb(190, 200, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #BEC8A9 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 78.4% green and 66.3% blue (190, 200, 169).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 22% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.02:1).

#BEC8A9 color codes

HEX	`#BEC8A9`
RGB	`rgb(190, 200, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 78.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 22%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 16%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 16%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.11, -8.9, 14.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.11, 16.9, 121.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.05, 55.12, 45.584)`
Decimal	`12503209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC8A9, 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 #BEC8A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC8A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.02:1	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 #BEC8A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec8a9; }
.text { color: #bec8a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec8a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 200 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec8a9, #aec8a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BEC8A9?: #BEC8A9 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC8A9?: The RGB value is 190, 200, 169: 190 red, 200 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC8A9?: The complementary color is #B3A9C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC8A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.