What color is #BECDBA?

#BECDBA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECDBA?

The RGB value is 190, 205, 186: 190 red, 205 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECDBA?

The complementary color is #C9BACD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECDBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECDBA color

#BECDBA rgb(190, 205, 186)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 80.4% green and 72.9% blue (190, 205, 186).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 16% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.63:1).

#BECDBA color codes

HEX	`#BECDBA`
RGB	`rgb(190, 205, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 80.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 16%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 9%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.82, -8.6, 7.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.82, 11.56, 138.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.928, 58.155, 54.934)`
Decimal	`12504506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECDBA, 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 #BECDBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECDBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.63:1	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 #BECDBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becdba; }
.text { color: #becdba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becdba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 205 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becdba, #bacdbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BECDBA?: #BECDBA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECDBA?: The RGB value is 190, 205, 186: 190 red, 205 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECDBA?: The complementary color is #C9BACD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECDBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.