What color is #BEC8AF?

#BEC8AF 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 #BEC8AF?

The RGB value is 190, 200, 175: 190 red, 200 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC8AF?

The complementary color is #B9AFC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC8AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC8AF color

#BEC8AF rgb(190, 200, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #BEC8AF is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 78.4% green and 68.6% blue (190, 200, 175).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 19% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.07:1).

#BEC8AF color codes

HEX	`#BEC8AF`
RGB	`rgb(190, 200, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 78.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 19%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 12%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 12%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.24, -7.91, 11.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.24, 13.83, 124.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.626, 55.351, 48.618)`
Decimal	`12503215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC8AF, 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 #BEC8AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC8AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	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 #BEC8AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec8af; }
.text { color: #bec8af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec8af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 200 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec8af, #b2c8af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BEC8AF?: #BEC8AF 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 #BEC8AF?: The RGB value is 190, 200, 175: 190 red, 200 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC8AF?: The complementary color is #B9AFC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC8AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.