What color is #BEECC7?

#BEECC7 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEECC7?

The RGB value is 190, 236, 199: 190 red, 236 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEECC7?

The complementary color is #ECBEE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEECC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEECC7 color

#BEECC7 rgb(190, 236, 199)

Shades of green

The hex color #BEECC7 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 92.5% green and 78% blue (190, 236, 199).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 55% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Glaucous Green (#B3E8C2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.01:1).

#BEECC7 color codes

HEX	`#BEECC7`
RGB	`rgb(190, 236, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 92.5%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 55%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 19%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 16%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.42, -21.85, 13.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.42, 25.49, 149)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.537, 75.06, 65.268)`
Decimal	`12512455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEECC7, 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 #BEECC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEECC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.01:1	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 #BEECC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beecc7; }
.text { color: #beecc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beecc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 236 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beecc7, #beecde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BEECC7?: #BEECC7 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEECC7?: The RGB value is 190, 236, 199: 190 red, 236 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEECC7?: The complementary color is #ECBEE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEECC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.