What color is #BE7F83?

#BE7F83 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE7F83?

The RGB value is 190, 127, 131: 190 red, 127 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE7F83?

The complementary color is #7FBEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE7F83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE7F83 color

#BE7F83 rgb(190, 127, 131)

Shades of red

The hex color #BE7F83 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 49.8% green and 51.4% blue (190, 127, 131).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 33% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 31% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BE7F83 color codes

HEX	`#BE7F83`
RGB	`rgb(190, 127, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 49.8%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 33%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 33%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 31%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.68, 24.95, 7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.68, 26.16, 17.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.922, 27.767, 25.094)`
Decimal	`12484483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE7F83, 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 #BE7F83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BE7F83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #BE7F83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be7f83; }
.text { color: #be7f83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be7f83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 127 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be7f83, #be9b7f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BE7F83?: #BE7F83 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE7F83?: The RGB value is 190, 127, 131: 190 red, 127 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE7F83?: The complementary color is #7FBEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE7F83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.