What color is #BECCDC?

#BECCDC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Winter Scene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECCDC?

The RGB value is 190, 204, 220: 190 red, 204 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECCDC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BECCDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECCDC color

#BECCDC rgb(190, 204, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BECCDC is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 80% green and 86.3% blue (190, 204, 220).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 30% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Winter Scene (#BECEDB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.86:1).

#BECCDC color codes

HEX	`#BECCDC`
RGB	`rgb(190, 204, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 80%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 30%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 7%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.46, -1.54, -9.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.46, 9.67, 260.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.743, 59.299, 76.205)`
Decimal	`12504284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECCDC, 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 #BECCDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECCDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.86:1	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 #BECCDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beccdc; }
.text { color: #beccdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beccdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 204 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beccdc, #bfbedc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BECCDC?: #BECCDC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Winter Scene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECCDC?: The RGB value is 190, 204, 220: 190 red, 204 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECCDC?: The complementary color is #DCCEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECCDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.