What color is #BECDCC?

#BECDCC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECDCC?

The RGB value is 190, 205, 204: 190 red, 205 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECDCC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BECDCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECDCC color

#BECDCC rgb(190, 205, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BECDCC is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 80.4% green and 80% blue (190, 205, 204).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 13% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#BECDCC color codes

HEX	`#BECDCC`
RGB	`rgb(190, 205, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 80.4%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 13%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.27, -5.26, -1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.27, 5.41, 193.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.963, 58.969, 65.654)`
Decimal	`12504524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECDCC, 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 #BECDCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECDCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	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 #BECDCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becdcc; }
.text { color: #becdcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becdcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 205 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becdcc, #bec7cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BECDCC?: #BECDCC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECDCC?: The RGB value is 190, 205, 204: 190 red, 205 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECDCC?: The complementary color is #CDBEBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECDCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.