What color is #BE8D8C?

#BE8D8C 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 #BE8D8C?

The RGB value is 190, 141, 140: 190 red, 141 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE8D8C?

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

Is black or white text better on #BE8D8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE8D8C color

#BE8D8C rgb(190, 141, 140)

Shades of red

The hex color #BE8D8C is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 55.3% green and 54.9% blue (190, 141, 140).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 28% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 26% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#BE8D8C color codes

HEX	`#BE8D8C`
RGB	`rgb(190, 141, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 55.3%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 28%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 26%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 26%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.25, 18.45, 7.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.25, 20.04, 22.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.494, 31.892, 29.092)`
Decimal	`12488076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE8D8C, 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 #BE8D8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE8D8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #BE8D8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be8d8c; }
.text { color: #be8d8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be8d8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 141 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be8d8c, #bea68c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BE8D8C?: #BE8D8C 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 #BE8D8C?: The RGB value is 190, 141, 140: 190 red, 141 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE8D8C?: The complementary color is #8CBDBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE8D8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.