What color is #BECC82?

#BECC82 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zucchini Noodles. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECC82?

The RGB value is 190, 204, 130: 190 red, 204 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECC82?

The complementary color is #9082CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECC82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECC82 color

#BECC82 rgb(190, 204, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #BECC82 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 80% green and 51% blue (190, 204, 130).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 42% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini Noodles (#C8D07F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

#BECC82 color codes

HEX	`#BECC82`
RGB	`rgb(190, 204, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 80%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 42%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 36%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 36%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.47, -16.51, 35.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.47, 38.99, 115.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.857, 55.745, 29.406)`
Decimal	`12504194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECC82, 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 #BECC82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECC82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	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 #BECC82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becc82; }
.text { color: #becc82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becc82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 204 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becc82, #99cc82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BECC82?: #BECC82 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zucchini Noodles. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECC82?: The RGB value is 190, 204, 130: 190 red, 204 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECC82?: The complementary color is #9082CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECC82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.