What color is #BE6684?

#BE6684 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 #BE6684?

The RGB value is 190, 102, 132: 190 red, 102 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE6684?

The complementary color is #66BEA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE6684?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE6684 color

#BE6684 rgb(190, 102, 132)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BE6684 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 40% green and 51.8% blue (190, 102, 132).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 40% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 31% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Malevolent Mauve (#BB6688), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#BE6684 color codes

HEX	`#BE6684`
RGB	`rgb(190, 102, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 40%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 40%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 46%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 31%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.15, 38.63, -0.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.15, 38.63, 358.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.153, 22.118, 24.507)`
Decimal	`12478084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE6684, 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 #BE6684	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BE6684 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #BE6684 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be6684; }
.text { color: #be6684; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be6684; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 102 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be6684, #be7466); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #BE6684?: #BE6684 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 #BE6684?: The RGB value is 190, 102, 132: 190 red, 102 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE6684?: The complementary color is #66BEA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE6684?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.