What color is #BECBC4?

#BECBC4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECBC4?

The RGB value is 190, 203, 196: 190 red, 203 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECBC4?

The complementary color is #CBBEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECBC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECBC4 color

#BECBC4 rgb(190, 203, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BECBC4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 79.6% green and 76.9% blue (190, 203, 196).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 11% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.53:1).

#BECBC4 color codes

HEX	`#BECBC4`
RGB	`rgb(190, 203, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 79.6%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 11%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 6%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.54, -5.74, 1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.54, 6.07, 161.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.553, 57.644, 60.572)`
Decimal	`12504004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECBC4, 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 #BECBC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECBC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.53:1	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 #BECBC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becbc4; }
.text { color: #becbc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becbc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 203 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becbc4, #becbcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BECBC4?: #BECBC4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECBC4?: The RGB value is 190, 203, 196: 190 red, 203 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECBC4?: The complementary color is #CBBEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECBC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.