What color is #BECBA8?

#BECBA8 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 #BECBA8?

The RGB value is 190, 203, 168: 190 red, 203 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECBA8?

The complementary color is #B5A8CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECBA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECBA8 color

#BECBA8 rgb(190, 203, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #BECBA8 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 79.6% green and 65.9% blue (190, 203, 168).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.3:1).

#BECBA8 color codes

HEX	`#BECBA8`
RGB	`rgb(190, 203, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 79.6%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 17%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.89, -10.61, 15.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.89, 19.19, 123.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.658, 56.486, 45.325)`
Decimal	`12503976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECBA8, 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 #BECBA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECBA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.3:1	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 #BECBA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becba8; }
.text { color: #becba8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becba8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 203 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becba8, #accba8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BECBA8?: #BECBA8 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 #BECBA8?: The RGB value is 190, 203, 168: 190 red, 203 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECBA8?: The complementary color is #B5A8CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECBA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.