What color is #BECBCD?

#BECBCD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECBCD?

The RGB value is 190, 203, 205: 190 red, 203 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECBCD?

The complementary color is #CDC0BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECBCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECBCD color

#BECBCD rgb(190, 203, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BECBCD is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 79.6% green and 80.4% blue (190, 203, 205).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 13% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.61:1).

#BECBCD color codes

HEX	`#BECBCD`
RGB	`rgb(190, 203, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 79.6%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 13%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.78, -4.02, -2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.78, 4.75, 212.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.608, 58.066, 66.129)`
Decimal	`12504013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECBCD, 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 #BECBCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECBCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.61:1	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 #BECBCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becbcd; }
.text { color: #becbcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becbcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 203 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becbcd, #bec3cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BECBCD?: #BECBCD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECBCD?: The RGB value is 190, 203, 205: 190 red, 203 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECBCD?: The complementary color is #CDC0BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECBCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.