What color is #BE87AD?

#BE87AD 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 #BE87AD?

The RGB value is 190, 135, 173: 190 red, 135 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE87AD?

The complementary color is #87BE98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE87AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE87AD color

#BE87AD rgb(190, 135, 173)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BE87AD is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 52.9% green and 67.8% blue (190, 135, 173).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#BE87AD color codes

HEX	`#BE87AD`
RGB	`rgb(190, 135, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 52.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.75, 27.07, -11.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.75, 29.46, 336.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.442, 31.294, 43.595)`
Decimal	`12486573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE87AD, 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 #BE87AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE87AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #BE87AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be87ad; }
.text { color: #be87ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be87ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 135 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be87ad, #be8792); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BE87AD?: #BE87AD 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 #BE87AD?: The RGB value is 190, 135, 173: 190 red, 135 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE87AD?: The complementary color is #87BE98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE87AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.