What color is #BECB9E?

#BECB9E is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECB9E?

The RGB value is 190, 203, 158: 190 red, 203 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECB9E?

The complementary color is #AB9ECB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECB9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECB9E color

#BECB9E rgb(190, 203, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #BECB9E is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 79.6% green and 62% blue (190, 203, 158).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 30% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#BECB9E color codes

HEX	`#BECB9E`
RGB	`rgb(190, 203, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 79.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 30%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 22%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 22%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.69, -12.17, 21.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.69, 24.29, 120.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.762, 56.128, 40.606)`
Decimal	`12503966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECB9E, 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 #BECB9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECB9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	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 #BECB9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becb9e; }
.text { color: #becb9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becb9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 203 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becb9e, #a8cb9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BECB9E?: #BECB9E is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECB9E?: The RGB value is 190, 203, 158: 190 red, 203 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECB9E?: The complementary color is #AB9ECB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECB9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.