What color is #BECAD9?

#BECAD9 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECAD9?

The RGB value is 190, 202, 217: 190 red, 202 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECAD9?

The complementary color is #D9CDBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECAD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECAD9 color

#BECAD9 rgb(190, 202, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BECAD9 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 79.2% green and 85.1% blue (190, 202, 217).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 26% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Plein Air (#B9C4D2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.64:1).

#BECAD9 color codes

HEX	`#BECAD9`
RGB	`rgb(190, 202, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 79.2%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 26%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.85, -1.1, -8.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.85, 8.91, 262.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.877, 58.197, 73.974)`
Decimal	`12503769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECAD9, 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 #BECAD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECAD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.64:1	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 #BECAD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becad9; }
.text { color: #becad9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becad9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 202 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becad9, #c0bed9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BECAD9?: #BECAD9 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECAD9?: The RGB value is 190, 202, 217: 190 red, 202 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECAD9?: The complementary color is #D9CDBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECAD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.