What color is #BECCC2?

#BECCC2 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECCC2?

The RGB value is 190, 204, 194: 190 red, 204 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECCC2?

The complementary color is #CCBEC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECCC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECCC2 color

#BECCC2 rgb(190, 204, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BECCC2 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 80% green and 76.1% blue (190, 204, 194).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 12% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.61:1).

#BECCC2 color codes

HEX	`#BECCC2`
RGB	`rgb(190, 204, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 80%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 12%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 5%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.75, -6.63, 3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.75, 7.43, 153.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.564, 58.027, 59.46)`
Decimal	`12504258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECCC2, 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 #BECCC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECCC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.61:1	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 #BECCC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beccc2; }
.text { color: #beccc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beccc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 204 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beccc2, #beccc9); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #BECCC2?: #BECCC2 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECCC2?: The RGB value is 190, 204, 194: 190 red, 204 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECCC2?: The complementary color is #CCBEC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECCC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.