What color is #BECEBD?

#BECEBD 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 #BECEBD?

The RGB value is 190, 206, 189: 190 red, 206 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECEBD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BECEBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECEBD color

#BECEBD rgb(190, 206, 189)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 80.8% green and 74.1% blue (190, 206, 189).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 15% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.75:1).

#BECEBD color codes

HEX	`#BECEBD`
RGB	`rgb(190, 206, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 80.8%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 15%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.16, -8.58, 6.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.16, 10.83, 142.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.49, 58.763, 56.711)`
Decimal	`12504765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECEBD, 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 #BECEBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECEBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.75:1	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 #BECEBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becebd; }
.text { color: #becebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 206 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becebd, #bdcec5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BECEBD?: #BECEBD 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 #BECEBD?: The RGB value is 190, 206, 189: 190 red, 206 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECEBD?: The complementary color is #CDBDCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECEBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.