What color is #BE8AA5?

#BE8AA5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinch Me. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE8AA5?

The RGB value is 190, 138, 165: 190 red, 138 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE8AA5?

The complementary color is #8ABEA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE8AA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE8AA5 color

#BE8AA5 rgb(190, 138, 165)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BE8AA5 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 54.1% green and 64.7% blue (190, 138, 165).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pinch Me (#C88CA4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#BE8AA5 color codes

HEX	`#BE8AA5`
RGB	`rgb(190, 138, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 54.1%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 27%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 13%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.21, 24.03, -6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.21, 24.87, 345.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.115, 31.842, 39.781)`
Decimal	`12487333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE8AA5, 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 #BE8AA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE8AA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #BE8AA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be8aa5; }
.text { color: #be8aa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be8aa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 138 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be8aa5, #be8a8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BE8AA5?: #BE8AA5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinch Me. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE8AA5?: The RGB value is 190, 138, 165: 190 red, 138 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE8AA5?: The complementary color is #8ABEA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE8AA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.