What color is #BEC9B5?

#BEC9B5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC9B5?

The RGB value is 190, 201, 181: 190 red, 201 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC9B5?

The complementary color is #C0B5C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC9B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC9B5 color

#BEC9B5 rgb(190, 201, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC9B5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 78.8% green and 71% blue (190, 201, 181).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 16% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.21:1).

#BEC9B5 color codes

HEX	`#BEC9B5`
RGB	`rgb(190, 201, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 78.8%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 16%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 10%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 10%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.65, -7.4, 8.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.65, 11.43, 130.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.461, 56.056, 51.869)`
Decimal	`12503477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC9B5, 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 #BEC9B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC9B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.21:1	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 #BEC9B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec9b5; }
.text { color: #bec9b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec9b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 201 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec9b5, #b5c9b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BEC9B5?: #BEC9B5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC9B5?: The RGB value is 190, 201, 181: 190 red, 201 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC9B5?: The complementary color is #C0B5C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC9B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.