What color is #BE87A9?

#BE87A9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE87A9?

The RGB value is 190, 135, 169: 190 red, 135 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE87A9?

The complementary color is #87BE9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE87A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE87A9 color

#BE87A9 rgb(190, 135, 169)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BE87A9 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 52.9% green and 66.3% blue (190, 135, 169).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#BE87A9 color codes

HEX	`#BE87A9`
RGB	`rgb(190, 135, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 52.9%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.63, 26.37, -9.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.63, 28.05, 340.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.06, 31.141, 41.587)`
Decimal	`12486569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE87A9, 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 #BE87A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE87A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #BE87A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be87a9; }
.text { color: #be87a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be87a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 135 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be87a9, #be878d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BE87A9?: #BE87A9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE87A9?: The RGB value is 190, 135, 169: 190 red, 135 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE87A9?: The complementary color is #87BE9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE87A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.