What color is #BECDD5?

#BECDD5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Polished Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECDD5?

The RGB value is 190, 205, 213: 190 red, 205 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECDD5?

The complementary color is #D5C6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECDD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECDD5 color

#BECDD5 rgb(190, 205, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BECDD5 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 80.4% green and 83.5% blue (190, 205, 213).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 21% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Polished Silver (#C5D1DA), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.88:1).

#BECDD5 color codes

HEX	`#BECDD5`
RGB	`rgb(190, 205, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 80.4%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 21%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 11%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.52, -3.49, -5.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.52, 6.69, 238.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.074, 59.413, 71.504)`
Decimal	`12504533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECDD5, 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 #BECDD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECDD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.88:1	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 #BECDD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becdd5; }
.text { color: #becdd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becdd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 205 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becdd5, #bec2d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BECDD5?: #BECDD5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Polished Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECDD5?: The RGB value is 190, 205, 213: 190 red, 205 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECDD5?: The complementary color is #D5C6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECDD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.