What color is #BE837D?

#BE837D is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Whisky. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE837D?

The RGB value is 190, 131, 125: 190 red, 131 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE837D?

The complementary color is #7DB8BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE837D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE837D color

#BE837D rgb(190, 131, 125)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BE837D is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 51.4% green and 49% blue (190, 131, 125).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 33% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 34% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Whisky (#C2877B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#BE837D color codes

HEX	`#BE837D`
RGB	`rgb(190, 131, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 51.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 33%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 34%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 34%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.48, 21.95, 12.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.48, 25.22, 29.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.054, 28.663, 23.19)`
Decimal	`12485501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE837D, 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 #BE837D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BE837D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #BE837D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be837d; }
.text { color: #be837d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be837d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 131 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be837d, #bea47d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BE837D?: #BE837D is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Whisky. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE837D?: The RGB value is 190, 131, 125: 190 red, 131 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE837D?: The complementary color is #7DB8BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE837D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.