What color is #BECFE7?

#BECFE7 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Misty Mountains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECFE7?

The RGB value is 190, 207, 231: 190 red, 207 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECFE7?

The complementary color is #E7D6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECFE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECFE7 color

#BECFE7 rgb(190, 207, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BECFE7 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 81.2% green and 90.6% blue (190, 207, 231).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 46% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Misty Mountains (#C0D0E6), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.27:1).

#BECFE7 color codes

HEX	`#BECFE7`
RGB	`rgb(190, 207, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 81.2%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 46%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 18%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 10%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.56, -0.81, -13.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.56, 13.79, 266.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.968, 61.341, 84.372)`
Decimal	`12505063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECFE7, 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 #BECFE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECFE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.27:1	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 #BECFE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becfe7; }
.text { color: #becfe7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becfe7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 207 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becfe7, #c2bee7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BECFE7?: #BECFE7 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Misty Mountains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECFE7?: The RGB value is 190, 207, 231: 190 red, 207 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECFE7?: The complementary color is #E7D6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECFE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.