Colour
#BEBCBC
- #BEBCBC
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BEBCBC is a grey with RGB values 190, 188, 188 and HSL 0°, 2%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BEBCBC#BEBCBC
HEX#BEBCBC
RGBrgb(190, 188, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7373, 0.7373
RGB percentages74.5%, 73.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(0, 1.5%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 1.1%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 1.1%, 1.1%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,500,156
CSS custom property--colour: #BEBCBC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.11:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#414343
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCBEBE
Analogous#BEBCBD, #BEBDBC
Triadic#BCBEBC, #BCBCBE
Split complementary#BCBEBD, #BCBDBE
Tetradic#BDBEBC, #BCBEBE, #BDBCBE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G188
B188
Red190 (74.5%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)1.52%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G BC · B BC
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