Information about #BEC5BB color

#BEC5BB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BEC5BB falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(190, 197, 187) — 74.5% red, 77.3% green, 73.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 0 / 4 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BEC5BB reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Quarter Delta (#BFC0BB). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Eighth Stack (#C0C1BF) and Tiara (#B9C3BE).

In RGB terms — rgb(190, 197, 187) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BEC5BB: 11.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. #BEC5BB has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BEC5BB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BEC5BB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BEC5BB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Eighth Stack color link
Eighth Stack

#C0C1BF

Tiara color link
Tiara

#B9C3BE

Nebula color link
Nebula

#B8C6BE

Silver color link
Silver

#C0C0C0

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

Powder Ash color link
Powder Ash

#BCC9C2

Clay Ash color link
Clay Ash

#BDC8B3

Pale Slate color link
Pale Slate

#C3BEBB

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BEC5BB
  • RGB190, 197, 187
  • CMYK3, 0, 4, 23
  • CSSrgb(190, 197, 187)
  • HSL102°, 8%, 75%
  • HSL Precise102°, 7.937%, 75.294%
  • HSV102°, 5%, 77%
  • HSB102°, 5%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • GLSLvec3(0.745, 0.773, 0.733)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.745, 0.773, 0.733, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.745, 0.773, 0.733)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBEC5BB
  • DECIMAL ID12502459
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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