What color is #BE8989?

#BE8989 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 #BE8989?

The RGB value is 190, 137, 137: 190 red, 137 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE8989?

The complementary color is #89BEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE8989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE8989 color

#BE8989 rgb(190, 137, 137)

Shades of red

The hex color #BE8989 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 53.7% green and 53.7% blue (190, 137, 137).

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

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#BE8989 color codes

HEX	`#BE8989`
RGB	`rgb(190, 137, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 53.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 28%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.21, 20.24, 8.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.21, 21.78, 21.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.697, 30.647, 27.75)`
Decimal	`12487049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE8989, 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 #BE8989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE8989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #BE8989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be8989; }
.text { color: #be8989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be8989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 137 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be8989, #bea389); }

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Questions

What color is #BE8989?: #BE8989 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 #BE8989?: The RGB value is 190, 137, 137: 190 red, 137 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE8989?: The complementary color is #89BEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE8989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.