What color is #BECFD1?

#BECFD1 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 #BECFD1?

The RGB value is 190, 207, 209: 190 red, 207 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECFD1?

The complementary color is #D1C0BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECFD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECFD1 color

#BECFD1 rgb(190, 207, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BECFD1 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 81.2% green and 82% blue (190, 207, 209).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 17% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.04:1).

#BECFD1 color codes

HEX	`#BECFD1`
RGB	`rgb(190, 207, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 81.2%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 17%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 9%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 1%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.93, -5.33, -2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.93, 6.1, 209)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.054, 60.175, 69.024)`
Decimal	`12505041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECFD1, 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 #BECFD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECFD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.04:1	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 #BECFD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becfd1; }
.text { color: #becfd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becfd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 207 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becfd1, #bec6d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BECFD1?: #BECFD1 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 #BECFD1?: The RGB value is 190, 207, 209: 190 red, 207 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECFD1?: The complementary color is #D1C0BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECFD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.