What color is #BE3C85?

#BE3C85 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Very Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE3C85?

The RGB value is 190, 60, 133: 190 red, 60 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE3C85?

The complementary color is #3CBE75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE3C85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE3C85 color

#BE3C85 rgb(190, 60, 133)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BE3C85 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 23.5% green and 52.2% blue (190, 60, 133).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 52% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 30% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Very Berry (#BB3381), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#BE3C85 color codes

HEX	`#BE3C85`
RGB	`rgb(190, 60, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 23.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 52%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 68%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 30%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.81, 58.3, -12.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.81, 59.57, 348.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.086, 15.875, 23.824)`
Decimal	`12467333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE3C85, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BE3C85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BE3C85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BE3C85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be3c85; }
.text { color: #be3c85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be3c85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 60 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be3c85, #be3c44); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BE3C85?: #BE3C85 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Very Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE3C85?: The RGB value is 190, 60, 133: 190 red, 60 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE3C85?: The complementary color is #3CBE75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE3C85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.