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#BEC2BC Color

#BEC2BC is rgb(190, 194, 188) in RGB, hsl(100, 5%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Silver (#C0C0C0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEC2BC
HEX#BEC2BC
RGBrgb(190, 194, 188)
HSLhsl(100, 5%, 75%)
HSVhsv(100, 3%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(80.9% 0.009 134.9)
LABlab(77.98% -2.26 2.52)
LCHlch(77.98% 3.38 131.93)

What #BEC2BC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BEC2BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#BEC2BC Channel Values

How #BEC2BC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 190 · G 194 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 100° · S 5% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 100° · S 3% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEC2BC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BEC2BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BEC2BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEC2BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BEC2BC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BEC2BC.

How #BEC2BC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BEC2BC
Protanopia#C1C1BC
Protanomaly#C0C2BC
Deuteranopia#C1C1BC
Deuteranomaly#C0C1BC
Tritanopia#BFC1C1
Tritanomaly#BEC2BF
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEC2BC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bec2bc: #BEC2BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEC2BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bec2bc': '#BEC2BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.761, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_bec2bc">#BEC2BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEC2BC"

More Gray Colors

#BEC2BC sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEC2BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEC2BC?

#BEC2BC is a light gray — rgb(190, 194, 188) in RGB and hsl(100, 5%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Silver (#C0C0C0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.39.

What is the RGB value of #BEC2BC?

#BEC2BC is rgb(190, 194, 188) — red 190, green 194, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEC2BC?

#BEC2BC converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEC2BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEC2BC scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEC2BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEC2BC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 3.39, which is very hard to tell apart.

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