What color is #BFBECA?

#BFBECA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFBECA?

The RGB value is 191, 190, 202: 191 red, 190 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFBECA?

The complementary color is #C9CABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFBECA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBECA color

#BFBECA rgb(191, 190, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFBECA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.5% green and 79.2% blue (191, 190, 202).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 10% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Ghost (#C0BFC7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#BFBECA color codes

HEX	`#BFBECA`
RGB	`rgb(191, 190, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 74.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 10%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 6%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.38, 2.62, -5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.38, 6.45, 293.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.558, 52.167, 63.271)`
Decimal	`12566218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBECA, 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 #BFBECA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBECA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	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 #BFBECA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfbeca; }
.text { color: #bfbeca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbeca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 190 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfbeca, #c5beca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BFBECA?: #BFBECA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFBECA?: The RGB value is 191, 190, 202: 191 red, 190 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBECA?: The complementary color is #C9CABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBECA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.