Recognised as Colour
#BEC5A9
- #BEC5A9
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BEC5A9 is a green with RGB values 190, 197, 169 and HSL 75°, 19%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BEC5A9#BEC5A9
HEX#BEC5A9
RGBrgb(190, 197, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7725, 0.6627
RGB percentages74.5%, 77.3%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(75, 19.4%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(75, 14.2%, 77.3%)
CMYK3.6%, 0%, 14.2%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,502,441
CSS custom property--colour: #BEC5A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.75:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#413A56
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B0A9C5
Analogous#C5BEA9, #B0C5A9
Triadic#A9BEC5, #C5A9BE
Split complementary#A9B0C5, #BEA9C5
Tetradic#A9C5BE, #B0A9C5, #C5A9B0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G197
B169
Red190 (74.5%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue75°
Saturation (HSL)19.44%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BE · G C5 · B A9
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