What color is #BE7486?

#BE7486 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE7486?

The RGB value is 190, 116, 134: 190 red, 116 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE7486?

The complementary color is #74BEAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE7486?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE7486 color

#BE7486 rgb(190, 116, 134)

Shades of red

The hex color #BE7486 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 45.5% green and 52.5% blue (190, 116, 134).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 36% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 29% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Prehistoric Pink (#C3738D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#BE7486 color codes

HEX	`#BE7486`
RGB	`rgb(190, 116, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 45.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 36%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 39%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 29%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.23, 31.4, 2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.23, 31.5, 4.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.785, 25.161, 25.732)`
Decimal	`12481670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE7486, 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 #BE7486	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BE7486 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #BE7486 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be7486; }
.text { color: #be7486; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be7486; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 116 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be7486, #be8774); }

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Questions

What color is #BE7486?: #BE7486 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE7486?: The RGB value is 190, 116, 134: 190 red, 116 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE7486?: The complementary color is #74BEAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE7486?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.