What color is #BE74AB?

#BE74AB is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE74AB?

The RGB value is 190, 116, 171: 190 red, 116 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE74AB?

The complementary color is #74BE87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE74AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE74AB color

#BE74AB rgb(190, 116, 171)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BE74AB is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 45.5% green and 67.1% blue (190, 116, 171).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 36% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#BE74AB color codes

HEX	`#BE74AB`
RGB	`rgb(190, 116, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 45.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 36%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 39%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 10%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.4, 37.13, -17.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.4, 40.86, 335.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.831, 26.38, 41.777)`
Decimal	`12481707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE74AB, 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 #BE74AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BE74AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #BE74AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be74ab; }
.text { color: #be74ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be74ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 116 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be74ab, #be7486); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #BE74AB?: #BE74AB is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE74AB?: The RGB value is 190, 116, 171: 190 red, 116 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE74AB?: The complementary color is #74BE87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE74AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.