Palettes / Colors / #BECAC9

#BECAC9 — Mist Grey

#BECAC9 is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#BECAC9 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CABEBF; it also sits naturally between #BECAC3 and #BEC5CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 79% · Blue 79%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BECAC9

.text { color: #BECAC9; }
.background { background-color: #BECAC9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BECAC9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 202, 201); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 10%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BECAC9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 202, 201, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BECAC9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 202, 201, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BECAC9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BECAC9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CABEBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BECAC9: #000000.

How #BECAC9 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BECAC9 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BECAC8  ·  #BECACA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BECAC9?

#BECAC9 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 190, 202, 201). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BECAC9?

#BECAC9 is RGB 190, 202, 201 — HSL 175°, 10%, 77% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #BECAC9?

Its complement is #CABEBF; analogous partners are #BECAC3 and #BEC5CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BECAC9 for text?

Black text on #BECAC9 has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.