What color is #BECDC6?

#BECDC6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECDC6?

The RGB value is 190, 205, 198: 190 red, 205 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECDC6?

The complementary color is #CDBEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECDC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECDC6 color

#BECDC6 rgb(190, 205, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BECDC6 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 80.4% green and 77.6% blue (190, 205, 198).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 13% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.74:1).

#BECDC6 color codes

HEX	`#BECDC6`
RGB	`rgb(190, 205, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 80.4%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 13%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 3%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.12, -6.41, 1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.12, 6.64, 164.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.257, 58.686, 61.937)`
Decimal	`12504518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECDC6, 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 #BECDC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECDC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.74:1	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 #BECDC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becdc6; }
.text { color: #becdc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becdc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 205 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becdc6, #becdcd); }

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Questions

What color is #BECDC6?: #BECDC6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECDC6?: The RGB value is 190, 205, 198: 190 red, 205 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECDC6?: The complementary color is #CDBEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECDC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.