What color is #BE85AD?

#BE85AD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE85AD?

The RGB value is 190, 133, 173: 190 red, 133 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE85AD?

The complementary color is #85BE96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE85AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE85AD color

#BE85AD rgb(190, 133, 173)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BE85AD is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 52.2% green and 67.8% blue (190, 133, 173).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 30% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#BE85AD color codes

HEX	`#BE85AD`
RGB	`rgb(190, 133, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 52.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 30%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 30%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.29, 28.18, -12.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.29, 30.75, 336.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.165, 30.741, 43.503)`
Decimal	`12486061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE85AD, 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 #BE85AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE85AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	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 #BE85AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be85ad; }
.text { color: #be85ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be85ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 133 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be85ad, #be8591); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BE85AD?: #BE85AD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE85AD?: The RGB value is 190, 133, 173: 190 red, 133 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE85AD?: The complementary color is #85BE96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE85AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.