What color is #BE869D?

#BE869D 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 #BE869D?

The RGB value is 190, 134, 157: 190 red, 134 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE869D?

The complementary color is #86BEA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE869D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE869D color

#BE869D rgb(190, 134, 157)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BE869D is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 52.5% green and 61.6% blue (190, 134, 157).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 17% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pinch Me (#C88CA4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#BE869D color codes

HEX	`#BE869D`
RGB	`rgb(190, 134, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 52.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 17%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.03, 24.93, -3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.03, 25.19, 351.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.846, 30.433, 35.878)`
Decimal	`12486301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE869D, 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 #BE869D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE869D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #BE869D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be869d; }
.text { color: #be869d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be869d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 134 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be869d, #be8b86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #BE869D?: #BE869D 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 #BE869D?: The RGB value is 190, 134, 157: 190 red, 134 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE869D?: The complementary color is #86BEA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE869D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.