What color is #BEC9CC?

#BEC9CC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC9CC?

The RGB value is 190, 201, 204: 190 red, 201 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC9CC?

The complementary color is #CCC1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC9CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC9CC color

#BEC9CC rgb(190, 201, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC9CC is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 78.8% green and 80% blue (190, 201, 204).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 12% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.42:1).

#BEC9CC color codes

HEX	`#BEC9CC`
RGB	`rgb(190, 201, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 78.8%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 12%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.22, -3.17, -2.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.22, 4.22, 221.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.019, 57.08, 65.339)`
Decimal	`12503500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC9CC, 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 #BEC9CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC9CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.42:1	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 #BEC9CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec9cc; }
.text { color: #bec9cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec9cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 201 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec9cc, #bec2cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BEC9CC?: #BEC9CC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC9CC?: The RGB value is 190, 201, 204: 190 red, 201 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC9CC?: The complementary color is #CCC1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC9CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.