What color is #BE78B6?

#BE78B6 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE78B6?

The RGB value is 190, 120, 182: 190 red, 120 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE78B6?

The complementary color is #78BE80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE78B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE78B6 color

#BE78B6 rgb(190, 120, 182)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BE78B6 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 47.1% green and 71.4% blue (190, 120, 182).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 35% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#BE78B6 color codes

HEX	`#BE78B6`
RGB	`rgb(190, 120, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 47.1%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 35%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 37%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 4%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.67, 36.91, -21.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.67, 42.68, 329.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.395, 27.759, 47.688)`
Decimal	`12482742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE78B6, 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 #BE78B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BE78B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #BE78B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be78b6; }
.text { color: #be78b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be78b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 120 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be78b6, #be7893); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #BE78B6?: #BE78B6 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE78B6?: The RGB value is 190, 120, 182: 190 red, 120 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE78B6?: The complementary color is #78BE80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE78B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.