Recognised as Colour
#BEC1BD
- #BEC1BD
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BEC1BD is a grey with RGB values 190, 193, 189 and HSL 105°, 3%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BEC1BD#BEC1BD
HEX#BEC1BD
RGBrgb(190, 193, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7569, 0.7412
RGB percentages74.5%, 75.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(105, 3.1%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(105, 2.1%, 75.7%)
CMYK1.6%, 0%, 2.1%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,501,437
CSS custom property--colour: #BEC1BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.55:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#413E42
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C0BDC1
Analogous#C0C1BD, #BDC1BE
Triadic#BDBEC1, #C1BDBE
Split complementary#BEBDC1, #C1BDC0
Tetradic#BDC0C1, #C0BDC1, #C1BEBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G193
B189
Red190 (74.5%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue105°
Saturation (HSL)3.12%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BE · G C1 · B BD
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