What color is #BECCB5?

#BECCB5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECCB5?

The RGB value is 190, 204, 181: 190 red, 204 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECCB5?

The complementary color is #C3B5CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECCB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECCB5 color

#BECCB5 rgb(190, 204, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #BECCB5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 80% green and 71% blue (190, 204, 181).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 18% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.49:1).

#BECCB5 color codes

HEX	`#BECCB5`
RGB	`rgb(190, 204, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 80%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 18%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.44, -8.96, 9.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.44, 13.31, 132.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.167, 57.469, 52.104)`
Decimal	`12504245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECCB5, 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 #BECCB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECCB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.49:1	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 #BECCB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beccb5; }
.text { color: #beccb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beccb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 204 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beccb5, #b5ccb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BECCB5?: #BECCB5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECCB5?: The RGB value is 190, 204, 181: 190 red, 204 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECCB5?: The complementary color is #C3B5CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECCB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.