What color is #BE8C90?

#BE8C90 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 #BE8C90?

The RGB value is 190, 140, 144: 190 red, 140 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE8C90?

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

Is black or white text better on #BE8C90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE8C90 color

#BE8C90 rgb(190, 140, 144)

Shades of red

The hex color #BE8C90 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 54.9% green and 56.5% blue (190, 140, 144).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 28% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 24% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#BE8C90 color codes

HEX	`#BE8C90`
RGB	`rgb(190, 140, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 54.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 28%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 26%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 24%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.11, 19.59, 5.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.11, 20.31, 15.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.648, 31.719, 30.625)`
Decimal	`12487824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE8C90, 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 #BE8C90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE8C90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #BE8C90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be8c90; }
.text { color: #be8c90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be8c90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 140 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be8c90, #bea18c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BE8C90?: #BE8C90 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 #BE8C90?: The RGB value is 190, 140, 144: 190 red, 140 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE8C90?: The complementary color is #8CBEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE8C90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.