What color is #BECBD2?

#BECBD2 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECBD2?

The RGB value is 190, 203, 210: 190 red, 203 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECBD2?

The complementary color is #D2C5BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECBD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECBD2 color

#BECBD2 rgb(190, 203, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BECBD2 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 79.6% green and 82.4% blue (190, 203, 210).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 18% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.66:1).

#BECBD2 color codes

HEX	`#BECBD2`
RGB	`rgb(190, 203, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 79.6%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 18%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 3%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.91, -3.04, -5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.91, 5.85, 238.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.221, 58.311, 69.359)`
Decimal	`12504018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECBD2, 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 #BECBD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECBD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.66:1	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 #BECBD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becbd2; }
.text { color: #becbd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becbd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 203 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becbd2, #bec1d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BECBD2?: #BECBD2 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECBD2?: The RGB value is 190, 203, 210: 190 red, 203 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECBD2?: The complementary color is #D2C5BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECBD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.