What color is #BE6095?

#BE6095 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Llilacquered. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE6095?

The RGB value is 190, 96, 149: 190 red, 96 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE6095?

The complementary color is #60BE89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE6095?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE6095 color

#BE6095 rgb(190, 96, 149)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BE6095 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 37.6% green and 58.4% blue (190, 96, 149).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 42% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 22% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Llilacquered (#C35B99), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#BE6095 color codes

HEX	`#BE6095`
RGB	`rgb(190, 96, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 37.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 42%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 49%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 22%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.48, 44.13, -11.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.48, 45.65, 345.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.844, 21.485, 30.951)`
Decimal	`12476565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE6095, 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 #BE6095	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BE6095 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #BE6095 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be6095; }
.text { color: #be6095; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be6095; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 96 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be6095, #be6066); }

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Questions

What color is #BE6095?: #BE6095 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Llilacquered. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE6095?: The RGB value is 190, 96, 149: 190 red, 96 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE6095?: The complementary color is #60BE89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE6095?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.