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#BECBC6 Color

#BECBC6 is rgb(190, 203, 198) in RGB, hsl(157, 11%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BECBC6
HEX#BECBC6
RGBrgb(190, 203, 198)
HSLhsl(157, 11%, 77%)
HSVhsv(157, 6%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(83.1% 0.016 171)
LABlab(80.57% -5.30 0.89)
LCHlch(80.57% 5.37 170.44)

What #BECBC6 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 #BECBC6, 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 green in the library.

#BECBC6 Channel Values

How #BECBC6 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 203 · B 1988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 11% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 6% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BECBC6 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BECBC6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BECBC6; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BECBC6

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 #BECBC6.

How #BECBC6 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#BECBC6
Protanopia#C9C9C6
Protanomaly#C5CAC6
Deuteranopia#C7C7C6
Deuteranomaly#C3C9C6
Tritanopia#BFCACA
Tritanomaly#BECBC9
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BECBC6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-becbc6: #BECBC6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BECBC6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-becbc6': '#BECBC6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.796, blue: 0.776)
Android XML<color name="color_becbc6">#BECBC6</color>
SVG fillfill="#BECBC6"

More Green Colors

#BECBC6 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BECBC6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BECBC6?

#BECBC6 is a light green — rgb(190, 203, 198) in RGB and hsl(157, 11%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.21.

What is the RGB value of #BECBC6?

#BECBC6 is rgb(190, 203, 198) — red 190, green 203, and blue 198 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BECBC6?

#BECBC6 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BECBC6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BECBC6 scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BECBC6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BECBC6 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 6.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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