What color is #BEC8C8?

#BEC8C8 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC8C8?

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

What is the complementary color of #BEC8C8?

The complementary color is #C8BEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC8C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC8C8 color

#BEC8C8 rgb(190, 200, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC8C8 is a light, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 8% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.29:1).

#BEC8C8 color codes

HEX	`#BEC8C8`
RGB	`rgb(190, 200, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 78.4%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 8%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 5%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.86, -3.41, -1.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.86, 3.61, 199.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.313, 56.425, 62.768)`
Decimal	`12503240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC8C8, 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 #BEC8C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC8C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.29:1	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 #BEC8C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec8c8; }
.text { color: #bec8c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec8c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 200 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec8c8, #bec3c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BEC8C8?: #BEC8C8 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC8C8?: The RGB value is 190, 200, 200: 190 red, 200 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC8C8?: The complementary color is #C8BEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC8C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.