What color is #BECFC6?

#BECFC6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECFC6?

The RGB value is 190, 207, 198: 190 red, 207 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECFC6?

The complementary color is #CFBEC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECFC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECFC6 color

#BECFC6 rgb(190, 207, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BECFC6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 81.2% green and 77.6% blue (190, 207, 198).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 15% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#BECFC6 color codes

HEX	`#BECFC6`
RGB	`rgb(190, 207, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 81.2%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 15%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 4%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.65, -7.45, 2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.65, 7.85, 161.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.739, 59.649, 62.097)`
Decimal	`12505030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECFC6, 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 #BECFC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECFC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	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 #BECFC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becfc6; }
.text { color: #becfc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becfc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 207 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becfc6, #becfcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BECFC6?: #BECFC6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECFC6?: The RGB value is 190, 207, 198: 190 red, 207 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECFC6?: The complementary color is #CFBEC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECFC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.