Close to Silver
#BEB7BC
#BEB7BC is a light neutral gray, close to the color Silver. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 71.8% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 317°, with 5% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BEB7BC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.96:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.69:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.96:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.69:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BEB7BC as they’d see it.
#BEB7BC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #BEB7BC
What color is #BEB7BC?
#BEB7BC is a light neutral gray, close to the color Silver. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 71.8% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 317°, with 5% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BEB7BC in RGB?
#BEB7BC is rgb(190, 183, 188): 190 red, 183 green, and 188 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BEB7BC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 4, 1, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BEB7BC?
PANTONE 435 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BEB7BC?
Its complement #B4BBB6 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.