What color is #BECDAF?

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

What is the RGB value of #BECDAF?

The RGB value is 190, 205, 175: 190 red, 205 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECDAF?

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

Is black or white text better on #BECDAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECDAF color

#BECDAF rgb(190, 205, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #BECDAF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 80.4% green and 68.6% blue (190, 205, 175).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 23% saturation and 75% 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 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#BECDAF color codes

HEX	`#BECDAF`
RGB	`rgb(190, 205, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 80.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.57, -10.49, 13.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.57, 16.89, 128.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.803, 57.705, 49.011)`
Decimal	`12504495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECDAF, 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 #BECDAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECDAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	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 #BECDAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becdaf; }
.text { color: #becdaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becdaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 205 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becdaf, #afcdaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BECDAF?: #BECDAF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECDAF?: The RGB value is 190, 205, 175: 190 red, 205 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECDAF?: The complementary color is #BEAFCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECDAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.