What color is #BECBED?

#BECBED is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECBED?

The RGB value is 190, 203, 237: 190 red, 203 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECBED?

The complementary color is #EDE0BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECBED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECBED color

#BECBED rgb(190, 203, 237)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BECBED is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 79.6% green and 92.9% blue (190, 203, 237).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 57% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle (#C9D1EF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.95:1).

#BECBED color codes

HEX	`#BECBED`
RGB	`rgb(190, 203, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 79.6%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 57%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 20%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 14%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.71, 2.61, -18.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.71, 18.43, 278.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.873, 59.772, 88.592)`
Decimal	`12504045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECBED, 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 #BECBED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECBED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.95:1	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 #BECBED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becbed; }
.text { color: #becbed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becbed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 203 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becbed, #c9beed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BECBED?: #BECBED is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECBED?: The RGB value is 190, 203, 237: 190 red, 203 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECBED?: The complementary color is #EDE0BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECBED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.