Colour
#BEBCB3
- #BEBCB3
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BEBCB3 is a grey with RGB values 190, 188, 179 and HSL 49°, 8%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BEBCB3#BEBCB3
HEX#BEBCB3
RGBrgb(190, 188, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7373, 0.702
RGB percentages74.5%, 73.7%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(49.1, 7.8%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 5.8%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 1.1%, 5.8%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,500,147
CSS custom property--colour: #BEBCB3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.03:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#41434C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B3B5BE
Analogous#BEB6B3, #BABEB3
Triadic#B3BEBC, #BCB3BE
Split complementary#B3BABE, #B6B3BE
Tetradic#B3BEB6, #B3B5BE, #BEB3BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G188
B179
Red190 (74.5%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue49.09°
Saturation (HSL)7.8%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G BC · B B3
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