What color is #BE888C?

#BE888C is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE888C?

The RGB value is 190, 136, 140: 190 red, 136 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE888C?

The complementary color is #88BEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE888C?

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.

#BE888C color

#BE888C rgb(190, 136, 140)

Shades of red

The hex color #BE888C is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 53.3% green and 54.9% blue (190, 136, 140).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 26% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BE888C color codes

HEX	`#BE888C`
RGB	`rgb(190, 136, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 53.3%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 26%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.04, 21.22, 6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.04, 22.08, 16.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.774, 30.451, 28.852)`
Decimal	`12486796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE888C, 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 #BE888C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE888C 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 #BE888C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be888c; }
.text { color: #be888c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be888c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 136 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be888c, #be9f88); }

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Questions

What color is #BE888C?: #BE888C is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE888C?: The RGB value is 190, 136, 140: 190 red, 136 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE888C?: The complementary color is #88BEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE888C?: 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.