What color is #BE8792?

#BE8792 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 #BE8792?

The RGB value is 190, 135, 146: 190 red, 135 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE8792?

The complementary color is #87BEB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE8792?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE8792 color

#BE8792 rgb(190, 135, 146)

Shades of red

The hex color #BE8792 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 52.9% green and 57.3% blue (190, 135, 146).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 23% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#BE8792 color codes

HEX	`#BE8792`
RGB	`rgb(190, 135, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 52.9%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 23%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.96, 22.66, 2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.96, 22.8, 6.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.088, 30.352, 31.199)`
Decimal	`12486546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE8792, 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 #BE8792	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE8792 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	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 #BE8792 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be8792; }
.text { color: #be8792; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be8792; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 135 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be8792, #be9787); }

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Questions

What color is #BE8792?: #BE8792 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 #BE8792?: The RGB value is 190, 135, 146: 190 red, 135 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE8792?: The complementary color is #87BEB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE8792?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.