What color is #BE5D71?

#BE5D71 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Candied Apple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE5D71?

The RGB value is 190, 93, 113: 190 red, 93 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE5D71?

The complementary color is #5DBEAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE5D71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE5D71 color

#BE5D71 rgb(190, 93, 113)

Shades of red

The hex color #BE5D71 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 36.5% green and 44.3% blue (190, 93, 113).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 43% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 41% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Candied Apple (#B95B6D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#BE5D71 color codes

HEX	`#BE5D71`
RGB	`rgb(190, 93, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 36.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 43%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 51%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 41%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.8, 40.95, 7.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.8, 41.57, 9.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.132, 19.971, 17.993)`
Decimal	`12475761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE5D71, 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 #BE5D71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BE5D71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	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 #BE5D71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be5d71; }
.text { color: #be5d71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be5d71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 93 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be5d71, #be7a5d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BE5D71?: #BE5D71 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Candied Apple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE5D71?: The RGB value is 190, 93, 113: 190 red, 93 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE5D71?: The complementary color is #5DBEAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE5D71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.