What color is #BE8092?

#BE8092 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE8092?

The RGB value is 190, 128, 146: 190 red, 128 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE8092?

The complementary color is #80BEAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE8092?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE8092 color

#BE8092 rgb(190, 128, 146)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BE8092 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 50.2% green and 57.3% blue (190, 128, 146).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 32% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 23% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#BE8092 color codes

HEX	`#BE8092`
RGB	`rgb(190, 128, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 50.2%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 32%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 33%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 23%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.3, 26.53, 0.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.3, 26.54, 0.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.143, 28.463, 30.884)`
Decimal	`12484754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE8092, 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 #BE8092	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BE8092 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #BE8092 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be8092; }
.text { color: #be8092; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be8092; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 128 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be8092, #be8d80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #BE8092?: #BE8092 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE8092?: The RGB value is 190, 128, 146: 190 red, 128 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE8092?: The complementary color is #80BEAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE8092?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.