What color is #BE6F51?

#BE6F51 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE6F51?

The RGB value is 190, 111, 81: 190 red, 111 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE6F51?

The complementary color is #51A0BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE6F51?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE6F51 color

#BE6F51 rgb(190, 111, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BE6F51 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 43.5% green and 31.8% blue (190, 111, 81).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 46% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 57% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Clay (#B66A50), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#BE6F51 color codes

HEX	`#BE6F51`
RGB	`rgb(190, 111, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 43.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 46%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 57%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 57%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.98, 28.34, 30.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.98, 41.31, 46.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.407, 22.913, 10.71)`
Decimal	`12480337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE6F51, 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 #BE6F51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BE6F51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #BE6F51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be6f51; }
.text { color: #be6f51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be6f51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 111 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be6f51, #bea651); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Terracotta.

Questions

What color is #BE6F51?: #BE6F51 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE6F51?: The RGB value is 190, 111, 81: 190 red, 111 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE6F51?: The complementary color is #51A0BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE6F51?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.