What color is #BECCBB?

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

What is the RGB value of #BECCBB?

The RGB value is 190, 204, 187: 190 red, 204 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECCBB?

The complementary color is #C9BBCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECCBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECCBB color

#BECCBB rgb(190, 204, 187)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 80% green and 73.3% blue (190, 204, 187).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 14% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#BECCBB color codes

HEX	`#BECCBB`
RGB	`rgb(190, 204, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 80%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 14%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.58, -7.9, 6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.58, 10.45, 139.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.796, 57.72, 55.416)`
Decimal	`12504251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECCBB, 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 #BECCBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECCBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	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 #BECCBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beccbb; }
.text { color: #beccbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beccbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 204 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beccbb, #bbccc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BECCBB?: #BECCBB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECCBB?: The RGB value is 190, 204, 187: 190 red, 204 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECCBB?: The complementary color is #C9BBCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECCBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.