What color is #BE8D95?

#BE8D95 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE8D95?

The RGB value is 190, 141, 149: 190 red, 141 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE8D95?

The complementary color is #8DBEB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE8D95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE8D95 color

#BE8D95 rgb(190, 141, 149)

Shades of red

The hex color #BE8D95 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 55.3% green and 58.4% blue (190, 141, 149).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 22% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#BE8D95 color codes

HEX	`#BE8D95`
RGB	`rgb(190, 141, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 55.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 26%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 22%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.48, 19.79, 3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.48, 20.02, 8.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.185, 32.169, 32.731)`
Decimal	`12488085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE8D95, 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 #BE8D95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE8D95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #BE8D95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be8d95; }
.text { color: #be8d95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be8d95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 141 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be8d95, #be9e8d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BE8D95?: #BE8D95 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE8D95?: The RGB value is 190, 141, 149: 190 red, 141 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE8D95?: The complementary color is #8DBEB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE8D95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.