What color is #BECEE2?

#BECEE2 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Misty Mountains. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECEE2?

The RGB value is 190, 206, 226: 190 red, 206 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECEE2?

The complementary color is #E2D2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECEE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECEE2 color

#BECEE2 rgb(190, 206, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BECEE2 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 80.8% green and 88.6% blue (190, 206, 226).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 38% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Misty Mountains (#C0D0E6), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.12:1).

#BECEE2 color codes

HEX	`#BECEE2`
RGB	`rgb(190, 206, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 80.8%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 38%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 16%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 9%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.15, -1.35, -11.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.15, 11.79, 263.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.031, 60.58, 80.625)`
Decimal	`12504802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECEE2, 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 #BECEE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECEE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.12:1	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 #BECEE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becee2; }
.text { color: #becee2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becee2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 206 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becee2, #c0bee2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BECEE2?: #BECEE2 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Misty Mountains. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECEE2?: The RGB value is 190, 206, 226: 190 red, 206 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECEE2?: The complementary color is #E2D2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECEE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.