What color is #BE878D?

#BE878D is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE878D?

The RGB value is 190, 135, 141: 190 red, 135 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE878D?

The complementary color is #87BEB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE878D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE878D color

#BE878D rgb(190, 135, 141)

Shades of red

The hex color #BE878D is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 52.9% green and 55.3% blue (190, 135, 141).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 26% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#BE878D color codes

HEX	`#BE878D`
RGB	`rgb(190, 135, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 52.9%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 26%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.83, 21.92, 5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.83, 22.53, 13.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.708, 30.2, 29.195)`
Decimal	`12486541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE878D, 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 #BE878D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE878D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	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 #BE878D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be878d; }
.text { color: #be878d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be878d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 135 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be878d, #be9c87); }

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Questions

What color is #BE878D?: #BE878D is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE878D?: The RGB value is 190, 135, 141: 190 red, 135 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE878D?: The complementary color is #87BEB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE878D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.