What color is #BECBCF?

#BECBCF 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 #BECBCF?

The RGB value is 190, 203, 207: 190 red, 203 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECBCF?

The complementary color is #CFC2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECBCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECBCF color

#BECBCF rgb(190, 203, 207)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 79.6% green and 81.2% blue (190, 203, 207).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 15% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.63:1).

#BECBCF color codes

HEX	`#BECBCF`
RGB	`rgb(190, 203, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 79.6%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 15%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.83, -3.63, -3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.83, 5.05, 224.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.851, 58.163, 67.409)`
Decimal	`12504015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECBCF, 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 #BECBCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECBCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.63:1	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 #BECBCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becbcf; }
.text { color: #becbcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becbcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 203 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becbcf, #bec2cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BECBCF?: #BECBCF 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 #BECBCF?: The RGB value is 190, 203, 207: 190 red, 203 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECBCF?: The complementary color is #CFC2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECBCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.