What color is #BECDD3?

#BECDD3 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECDD3?

The RGB value is 190, 205, 211: 190 red, 205 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECDD3?

The complementary color is #D3C4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECDD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECDD3 color

#BECDD3 rgb(190, 205, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BECDD3 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 80.4% green and 82.7% blue (190, 205, 211).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 19% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.86:1).

#BECDD3 color codes

HEX	`#BECDD3`
RGB	`rgb(190, 205, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 80.4%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 19%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 3%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.46, -3.89, -4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.46, 6.12, 230.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.822, 59.312, 70.176)`
Decimal	`12504531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECDD3, 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 #BECDD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECDD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.86:1	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 #BECDD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becdd3; }
.text { color: #becdd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becdd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 205 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becdd3, #bec3d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BECDD3?: #BECDD3 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECDD3?: The RGB value is 190, 205, 211: 190 red, 205 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECDD3?: The complementary color is #D3C4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECDD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.