What color is #BEC9C3?

#BEC9C3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC9C3?

The RGB value is 190, 201, 195: 190 red, 201 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC9C3?

The complementary color is #C9BEC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC9C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC9C3 color

#BEC9C3 rgb(190, 201, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC9C3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 78.8% green and 76.5% blue (190, 201, 195).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 9% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.33:1).

#BEC9C3 color codes

HEX	`#BEC9C3`
RGB	`rgb(190, 201, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 78.8%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 9%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 5%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 3%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.99, -4.88, 1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.99, 5.17, 160.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.97, 56.66, 59.818)`
Decimal	`12503491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC9C3, 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 #BEC9C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC9C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.33:1	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 #BEC9C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec9c3; }
.text { color: #bec9c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec9c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 201 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec9c3, #bec9c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEC9C3?: #BEC9C3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC9C3?: The RGB value is 190, 201, 195: 190 red, 201 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC9C3?: The complementary color is #C9BEC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC9C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.