What color is #BE829B?

#BE829B is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinch Me. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE829B?

The RGB value is 190, 130, 155: 190 red, 130 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE829B?

The complementary color is #82BEA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE829B?

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.

#BE829B color

#BE829B rgb(190, 130, 155)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BE829B is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 51% green and 60.8% blue (190, 130, 155).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 32% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 18% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pinch Me (#C88CA4), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BE829B color codes

HEX	`#BE829B`
RGB	`rgb(190, 130, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 51%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 32%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 32%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 18%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.03, 26.82, -3.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.03, 27.11, 351.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.135, 29.281, 34.805)`
Decimal	`12485275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE829B, 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 #BE829B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BE829B 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 #BE829B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be829b; }
.text { color: #be829b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be829b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 130 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be829b, #be8782); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #BE829B?: #BE829B is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinch Me. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE829B?: The RGB value is 190, 130, 155: 190 red, 130 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE829B?: The complementary color is #82BEA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE829B?: 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.