What color is #BECBBF?

#BECBBF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECBBF?

The RGB value is 190, 203, 191: 190 red, 203 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECBBF?

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

Is black or white text better on #BECBBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECBBF color

#BECBBF rgb(190, 203, 191)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 79.6% green and 74.9% blue (190, 203, 191).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 11% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.48:1).

#BECBBF color codes

HEX	`#BECBBF`
RGB	`rgb(190, 203, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 79.6%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 11%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 6%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.42, -6.66, 4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.42, 8.02, 146.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.993, 57.42, 57.624)`
Decimal	`12503999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECBBF, 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 #BECBBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECBBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.48:1	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 #BECBBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becbbf; }
.text { color: #becbbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becbbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 203 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becbbf, #becbc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BECBBF?: #BECBBF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECBBF?: The RGB value is 190, 203, 191: 190 red, 203 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECBBF?: The complementary color is #CBBECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECBBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.