What color is #BE8394?

#BE8394 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 #BE8394?

The RGB value is 190, 131, 148: 190 red, 131 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE8394?

The complementary color is #83BEAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE8394?

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.

#BE8394 color

#BE8394 rgb(190, 131, 148)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BE8394 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 51.4% green and 58% blue (190, 131, 148).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 31% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 22% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BE8394 color codes

HEX	`#BE8394`
RGB	`rgb(190, 131, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 51.4%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 31%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 31%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 22%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.06, 25.18, 0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.06, 25.18, 0.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.697, 29.32, 31.843)`
Decimal	`12485524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE8394, 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 #BE8394	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BE8394 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 #BE8394 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be8394; }
.text { color: #be8394; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be8394; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 131 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be8394, #be8f83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #BE8394?: #BE8394 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 #BE8394?: The RGB value is 190, 131, 148: 190 red, 131 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE8394?: The complementary color is #83BEAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE8394?: 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.