What color is #BECFAC?

#BECFAC is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECFAC?

The RGB value is 190, 207, 172: 190 red, 207 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECFAC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BECFAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECFAC color

#BECFAC rgb(190, 207, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #BECFAC is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 81.2% green and 67.5% blue (190, 207, 172).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 27% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.71:1).

#BECFAC color codes

HEX	`#BECFAC`
RGB	`rgb(190, 207, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 81.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 27%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 17%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.04, -12.01, 15.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.04, 19.6, 127.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.993, 58.551, 47.637)`
Decimal	`12505004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECFAC, 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 #BECFAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECFAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.71:1	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 #BECFAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becfac; }
.text { color: #becfac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becfac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 207 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becfac, #adcfac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BECFAC?: #BECFAC is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECFAC?: The RGB value is 190, 207, 172: 190 red, 207 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECFAC?: The complementary color is #BDACCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECFAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.