What color is #BECCCF?

#BECCCF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECCCF?

The RGB value is 190, 204, 207: 190 red, 204 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECCCF?

The complementary color is #CFC1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECCCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECCCF color

#BECCCF rgb(190, 204, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BECCCF is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 80% green and 81.2% blue (190, 204, 207).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 15% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.73:1).

#BECCCF color codes

HEX	`#BECCCF`
RGB	`rgb(190, 204, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 80%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 15%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 1%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.09, -4.16, -3.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.09, 5.2, 216.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.088, 58.637, 67.488)`
Decimal	`12504271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECCCF, 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 #BECCCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECCCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.73:1	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 #BECCCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becccf; }
.text { color: #becccf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becccf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 204 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becccf, #bec4cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #BECCCF?: #BECCCF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECCCF?: The RGB value is 190, 204, 207: 190 red, 204 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECCCF?: The complementary color is #CFC1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECCCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.