What color is #BECAB8?

#BECAB8 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 #BECAB8?

The RGB value is 190, 202, 184: 190 red, 202 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECAB8?

The complementary color is #C4B8CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECAB8?

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.

#BECAB8 color

#BECAB8 rgb(190, 202, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BECAB8 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 79.2% green and 72.2% blue (190, 202, 184).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 15% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BECAB8 color codes

HEX	`#BECAB8`
RGB	`rgb(190, 202, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 79.2%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 15%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 9%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.98, -7.4, 7.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.98, 10.59, 134.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.006, 56.649, 53.585)`
Decimal	`12503736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECAB8, 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 #BECAB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECAB8 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 #BECAB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becab8; }
.text { color: #becab8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becab8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 202 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becab8, #b8cabb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BECAB8?: #BECAB8 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 #BECAB8?: The RGB value is 190, 202, 184: 190 red, 202 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECAB8?: The complementary color is #C4B8CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECAB8?: 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.