What color is #BE6489?

#BE6489 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE6489?

The RGB value is 190, 100, 137: 190 red, 100 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE6489?

The complementary color is #64BE99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE6489?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE6489 color

#BE6489 rgb(190, 100, 137)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BE6489 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 39.2% green and 53.7% blue (190, 100, 137).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 41% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 28% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Malevolent Mauve (#BB6688), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#BE6489 color codes

HEX	`#BE6489`
RGB	`rgb(190, 100, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 39.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 41%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 47%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 28%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.89, 40.35, -4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.89, 40.55, 354.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.309, 21.87, 26.287)`
Decimal	`12477577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE6489, 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 #BE6489	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BE6489 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #BE6489 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be6489; }
.text { color: #be6489; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be6489; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 100 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be6489, #be6c64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #BE6489?: #BE6489 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE6489?: The RGB value is 190, 100, 137: 190 red, 100 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE6489?: The complementary color is #64BE99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE6489?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.