What color is #BECCA6?

#BECCA6 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECCA6?

The RGB value is 190, 204, 166: 190 red, 204 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECCA6?

The complementary color is #B4A6CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECCA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECCA6 color

#BECCA6 rgb(190, 204, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #BECCA6 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 80% green and 65.1% blue (190, 204, 166).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 27% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.38:1).

#BECCA6 color codes

HEX	`#BECCA6`
RGB	`rgb(190, 204, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 80%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 27%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 19%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 19%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.12, -11.44, 17.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.12, 20.8, 123.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.71, 56.886, 44.43)`
Decimal	`12504230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECCA6, 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 #BECCA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECCA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.38:1	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 #BECCA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becca6; }
.text { color: #becca6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becca6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 204 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becca6, #abcca6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BECCA6?: #BECCA6 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECCA6?: The RGB value is 190, 204, 166: 190 red, 204 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECCA6?: The complementary color is #B4A6CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECCA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.