What color is #BECECD?

#BECECD 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 #BECECD?

The RGB value is 190, 206, 205: 190 red, 206 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECECD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BECECD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.9:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECECD color

#BECECD rgb(190, 206, 205)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 80.8% green and 80.4% blue (190, 206, 205).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 14% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.9:1).

#BECECD color codes

HEX	`#BECECD`
RGB	`rgb(190, 206, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 80.8%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 14%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.56, -5.59, -1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.56, 5.76, 193.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.324, 59.497, 66.368)`
Decimal	`12504781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECECD, 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 #BECECD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECECD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.9:1	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 #BECECD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bececd; }
.text { color: #bececd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bececd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 206 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bececd, #bec7ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BECECD?: #BECECD 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 #BECECD?: The RGB value is 190, 206, 205: 190 red, 206 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECECD?: The complementary color is #CEBEBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECECD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.9:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.