What color is #BE81A3?

#BE81A3 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE81A3?

The RGB value is 190, 129, 163: 190 red, 129 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE81A3?

The complementary color is #81BE9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE81A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE81A3 color

#BE81A3 rgb(190, 129, 163)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BE81A3 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 50.6% green and 63.9% blue (190, 129, 163).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 32% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight Mauve (#CA83A7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#BE81A3 color codes

HEX	`#BE81A3`
RGB	`rgb(190, 129, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 50.6%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 32%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 32%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 14%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.04, 28.67, -8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.04, 29.91, 343.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.696, 29.294, 38.417)`
Decimal	`12485027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE81A3, 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 #BE81A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BE81A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #BE81A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be81a3; }
.text { color: #be81a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be81a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 129 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be81a3, #be8185); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #BE81A3?: #BE81A3 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE81A3?: The RGB value is 190, 129, 163: 190 red, 129 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE81A3?: The complementary color is #81BE9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE81A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.