What color is #BECCC9?

#BECCC9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECCC9?

The RGB value is 190, 204, 201: 190 red, 204 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECCC9?

The complementary color is #CCBEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECCC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECCC9 color

#BECCC9 rgb(190, 204, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BECCC9 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 80% green and 78.8% blue (190, 204, 201).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 12% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#BECCC9 color codes

HEX	`#BECCC9`
RGB	`rgb(190, 204, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 80%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 12%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 1%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.93, -5.32, -0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.93, 5.32, 181.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.368, 58.349, 63.698)`
Decimal	`12504265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECCC9, 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 #BECCC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECCC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	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 #BECCC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beccc9; }
.text { color: #beccc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beccc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 204 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beccc9, #bec8cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BECCC9?: #BECCC9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECCC9?: The RGB value is 190, 204, 201: 190 red, 204 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECCC9?: The complementary color is #CCBEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECCC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.