What color is #BECFD8?

#BECFD8 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Yeti Footprint. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECFD8?

The RGB value is 190, 207, 216: 190 red, 207 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECFD8?

The complementary color is #D8C7BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECFD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECFD8 color

#BECFD8 rgb(190, 207, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BECFD8 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 81.2% green and 84.7% blue (190, 207, 216).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 25% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Yeti Footprint (#C7D7E0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.11:1).

#BECFD8 color codes

HEX	`#BECFD8`
RGB	`rgb(190, 207, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 81.2%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 25%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 4%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.13, -3.94, -6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.13, 7.53, 238.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.94, 60.53, 73.689)`
Decimal	`12505048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECFD8, 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 #BECFD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECFD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.11:1	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 #BECFD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becfd8; }
.text { color: #becfd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becfd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 207 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becfd8, #bec2d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BECFD8?: #BECFD8 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Yeti Footprint. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECFD8?: The RGB value is 190, 207, 216: 190 red, 207 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECFD8?: The complementary color is #D8C7BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECFD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.