What color is #BECCEC?

#BECCEC is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECCEC?

The RGB value is 190, 204, 236: 190 red, 204 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECCEC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BECCEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECCEC color

#BECCEC rgb(190, 204, 236)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BECCEC is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 80% green and 92.5% blue (190, 204, 236).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 55% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Frost Fairy (#BBCFEF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.04:1).

#BECCEC color codes

HEX	`#BECCEC`
RGB	`rgb(190, 204, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 80%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 55%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 19%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 14%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.94, 1.86, -17.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.94, 17.47, 276.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.965, 60.188, 87.904)`
Decimal	`12504300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECCEC, 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 #BECCEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECCEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.04:1	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 #BECCEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beccec; }
.text { color: #beccec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beccec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 204 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beccec, #c7beec); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BECCEC?: #BECCEC is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECCEC?: The RGB value is 190, 204, 236: 190 red, 204 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECCEC?: The complementary color is #ECDEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECCEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.