What color is #BE6FA0?

#BE6FA0 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE6FA0?

The RGB value is 190, 111, 160: 190 red, 111 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE6FA0?

The complementary color is #6FBE8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE6FA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE6FA0 color

#BE6FA0 rgb(190, 111, 160)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BE6FA0 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 43.5% green and 62.7% blue (190, 111, 160).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 38% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Fading Love (#C973A2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#BE6FA0 color codes

HEX	`#BE6FA0`
RGB	`rgb(190, 111, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 43.5%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 38%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 42%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 16%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.94, 37.99, -12.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.94, 40.12, 341.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.265, 24.856, 36.297)`
Decimal	`12480416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE6FA0, 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 #BE6FA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BE6FA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #BE6FA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be6fa0; }
.text { color: #be6fa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be6fa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 111 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be6fa0, #be6f79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #BE6FA0?: #BE6FA0 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE6FA0?: The RGB value is 190, 111, 160: 190 red, 111 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE6FA0?: The complementary color is #6FBE8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE6FA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.