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#BECEBF

#BECEBF is a light, soft, grayish green, close to the color Ash Gray. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 80.8% green, and 74.9% blue. Its hue is 124°, with 14% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

1.64:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

12.77:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

1.64:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

12.77:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BECEBF as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BECEBF
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #BECEBF

What color is #BECEBF?

#BECEBF is a light, soft, grayish green, close to the color Ash Gray. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 80.8% green, and 74.9% blue. Its hue is 124°, with 14% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #BECEBF in RGB?

#BECEBF is rgb(190, 206, 191): 190 red, 206 green, and 191 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BECEBF in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(8, 0, 7, 19). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #BECEBF?

PANTONE Warm Gray 2 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #BECEBF?

Its complement #D5C5D4 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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