What color is #BECAAF?

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

What is the RGB value of #BECAAF?

The RGB value is 190, 202, 175: 190 red, 202 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECAAF?

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

Is black or white text better on #BECAAF?

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.

#BECAAF color

#BECAAF rgb(190, 202, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #BECAAF is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 79.2% green and 68.6% blue (190, 202, 175).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 20% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% 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 12.26:1).

#BECAAF color codes

HEX	`#BECAAF`
RGB	`rgb(190, 202, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 79.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 20%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 13%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.77, -8.95, 12.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.77, 15.05, 126.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.092, 56.283, 48.774)`
Decimal	`12503727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#BECAAF 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 #BECAAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becaaf; }
.text { color: #becaaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becaaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 202 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becaaf, #b1caaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BECAAF?: #BECAAF is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECAAF?: The RGB value is 190, 202, 175: 190 red, 202 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECAAF?: The complementary color is #BBAFCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECAAF?: 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.