What color is #BE8BA7?

#BE8BA7 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 #BE8BA7?

The RGB value is 190, 139, 167: 190 red, 139 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE8BA7?

The complementary color is #8BBEA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE8BA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE8BA7 color

#BE8BA7 rgb(190, 139, 167)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BE8BA7 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 54.5% green and 65.5% blue (190, 139, 167).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 28% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#BE8BA7 color codes

HEX	`#BE8BA7`
RGB	`rgb(190, 139, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 54.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 28%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 27%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 12%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.51, 23.81, -7.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.51, 24.85, 343.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.443, 32.204, 40.795)`
Decimal	`12487591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE8BA7, 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 #BE8BA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE8BA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #BE8BA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be8ba7; }
.text { color: #be8ba7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be8ba7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 139 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be8ba7, #be8b8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BE8BA7?: #BE8BA7 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 #BE8BA7?: The RGB value is 190, 139, 167: 190 red, 139 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE8BA7?: The complementary color is #8BBEA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE8BA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.