#bec3cd Color Information

#bec3cd Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bec3cd. In RGB, it consists of 74.5% Red, 76.5% Green, and 80.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 7.3% Cyan, 4.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 220.0°, with saturation of 13% and lightness of 77.5%. The decimal value for #bec3cd is 12501965, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bec3cd is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#bec3cd Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color190, 195, 205 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color74.5%, 76.5%, 80.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.255, 0.235, 0.196 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.073, 0.049, 0, 0.196 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color220.0°, 13.0%, 77.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color220.0°, 7.3%, 80.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color51.770, 54.385, 65.526 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color190, 194, 205 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12501965 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color78.686, 0.206, -5.604 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)78.686, 5.608, 272.107 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color78.686, -3.314, -8.558 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color73.746, -3.749, -1.059 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.302, 0.317, 54.385 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290692045 / 0xffbec3cd Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccccc Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #bec3cd

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bec3cd, its pure hue is 220.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 13.0%, and its lightness is 77.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bec3cd, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #18181a to #a6abb3.

Tints of #bec3cd

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bec3cd, its pure hue is 220.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 13.0%, and its lightness is 77.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bec3cd, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c6cbd3 to #f7f8f9.

Tones of #bec3cd

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bec3cd, its pure hue is 220.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 13.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bec3cd, which range from #c6c6c6 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #8cb2ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bec3cd

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bec3cd! For #bec3cd, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #bec3cd. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bec3cd

This color, #bec3cd, consists of 74.5% Red, 76.5% Green, and 80.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 190, Green = 195, Blue = 205. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bec3cd is 7.3% Cyan, 4.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R74.5%
C7.3%
G76.5%
M4.9%
B80.4%
Y0.0%
K19.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 190 195 205
Octal 276 303 315
Hexa #be #c3 #cd
Binary 10111110 11000011 11001101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 7 4 0 19
Octal 7 4 0 23
Hexa #07 #04 #00 #13
Binary 00000111 00000100 00000000 00010011

Analogous Colors of #bec3cd

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bec3cd — which has hue 220.0° — its analogous colors are located at 190.0° and 250.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bec3cd.

Triadic Colors of #bec3cd

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bec3cd — which has hue 220.0° — its triadic colors are located at 100.0° and 340.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bec3cd.

Complementary Color of #bec3cd

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bec3cd — which has hue 220.0° — its complementary color is located at 40.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bec3cd.

Split Complementary Colors of #bec3cd

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bec3cd — which has hue 220.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 10.0° and 220.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bec3cd.

Tetradic Colors of #bec3cd

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bec3cd — which has hue 220.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 130.0°, 220.0°, 310.0°, and 40.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bec3cd.

Monochromatic Colors of #bec3cd

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bec3cd, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #a3a7ae — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #dde0e8 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bec3cd

We want to make getting started with #bec3cd on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bec3cd into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bec3cd can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bec3cd with other HTML elements.

#bec3cd Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bec3cd.
<span style="color: #bec3cd;">The color of this text is #bec3cd.</span>

#bec3cd Background Color

The background color for this text is #bec3cd.
<div style="background-color: #bec3cd; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bec3cd.</div>

#bec3cd Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bec3cd.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bec3cd;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bec3cd.</span>

#bec3cd Border Color

This is a div with border color #bec3cd.
<div style="border: #bec3cd 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bec3cd.</div>

#bec3cd Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bec3cd on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bec3cd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bec3cd on a white background.</div></div>

#bec3cd Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bec3cd on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bec3cd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bec3cd on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bec3cd to White

This is a gradient from #bec3cd to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bec3cd,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bec3cd,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bec3cd,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bec3cd,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bec3cd to white.</div>

Gradient from #bec3cd to Black

This is a gradient from #bec3cd to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bec3cd,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bec3cd,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bec3cd,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bec3cd,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bec3cd to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bec3cd

In addition to using #bec3cd on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bec3cd in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bec3cd, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 190, Green = 195, Blue = 205). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bec3cd in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bec3cd
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(190, 195, 205)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bec3cd; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bec3cd; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bec3cd; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(190, 195, 205);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bec3cd")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:190, green:195, blue:205, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:190 green:195 blue:205 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(190f, 195f, 205f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(190, 195, 205);
 

#bec3cd Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bec3cd the same way. For those with color blindness, #bec3cd might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bec3cd looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bec3cd is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bec3cd looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bec3cd will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bec3cd is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.8:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text