What color is #BE7383?

#BE7383 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE7383?

The RGB value is 190, 115, 131: 190 red, 115 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE7383?

The complementary color is #73BEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE7383?

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.

#BE7383 color

#BE7383 rgb(190, 115, 131)

Shades of red

The hex color #BE7383 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 45.1% green and 51.4% blue (190, 115, 131).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 37% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 31% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BE7383 color codes

HEX	`#BE7383`
RGB	`rgb(190, 115, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 45.1%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 37%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 39%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 31%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.93, 31.53, 3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.93, 31.78, 7.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.464, 24.85, 24.608)`
Decimal	`12481411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE7383, 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 #BE7383	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BE7383 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 #BE7383 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be7383; }
.text { color: #be7383; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be7383; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 115 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be7383, #be8873); }

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Questions

What color is #BE7383?: #BE7383 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE7383?: The RGB value is 190, 115, 131: 190 red, 115 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE7383?: The complementary color is #73BEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE7383?: 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.