What color is #BECAB6?

#BECAB6 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 #BECAB6?

The RGB value is 190, 202, 182: 190 red, 202 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECAB6?

The complementary color is #C2B6CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECAB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECAB6 color

#BECAB6 rgb(190, 202, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BECAB6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 79.2% green and 71.4% blue (190, 202, 182).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 16% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#BECAB6 color codes

HEX	`#BECAB6`
RGB	`rgb(190, 202, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 79.2%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 16%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 10%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 10%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.93, -7.75, 8.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.93, 11.56, 132.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.798, 56.565, 52.489)`
Decimal	`12503734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECAB6, 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 #BECAB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECAB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	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 #BECAB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becab6; }
.text { color: #becab6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becab6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 202 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becab6, #b6cab8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BECAB6?: #BECAB6 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 #BECAB6?: The RGB value is 190, 202, 182: 190 red, 202 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECAB6?: The complementary color is #C2B6CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECAB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.