What color is #BEC8C5?

#BEC8C5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC8C5?

The RGB value is 190, 200, 197: 190 red, 200 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC8C5?

The complementary color is #C8BEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC8C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC8C5 color

#BEC8C5 rgb(190, 200, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC8C5 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 78.4% green and 77.3% blue (190, 200, 197).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 8% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.26:1).

#BEC8C5 color codes

HEX	`#BEC8C5`
RGB	`rgb(190, 200, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 78.4%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 8%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 5%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 1%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.78, -3.98, 0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.78, 3.99, 175.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.966, 56.287, 60.939)`
Decimal	`12503237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC8C5, 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 #BEC8C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC8C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.26:1	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 #BEC8C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec8c5; }
.text { color: #bec8c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec8c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 200 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec8c5, #bec6c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BEC8C5?: #BEC8C5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC8C5?: The RGB value is 190, 200, 197: 190 red, 200 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC8C5?: The complementary color is #C8BEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC8C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.