What color is #BECDAE?

#BECDAE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECDAE?

The RGB value is 190, 205, 174: 190 red, 205 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECDAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #BECDAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECDAE color

#BECDAE rgb(190, 205, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #BECDAE is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 80.4% green and 68.2% blue (190, 205, 174).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.53:1).

#BECDAE color codes

HEX	`#BECDAE`
RGB	`rgb(190, 205, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 80.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.55, -10.66, 13.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.55, 17.38, 127.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.705, 57.666, 48.495)`
Decimal	`12504494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECDAE, 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 #BECDAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECDAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.53:1	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 #BECDAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becdae; }
.text { color: #becdae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becdae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 205 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becdae, #afcdae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BECDAE?: #BECDAE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECDAE?: The RGB value is 190, 205, 174: 190 red, 205 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECDAE?: The complementary color is #BDAECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECDAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.