What color is #BE8E8A?

#BE8E8A is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Sunset. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE8E8A?

The RGB value is 190, 142, 138: 190 red, 142 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE8E8A?

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

Is black or white text better on #BE8E8A?

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.

#BE8E8A color

#BE8E8A rgb(190, 142, 138)

Shades of red

The hex color #BE8E8A is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 55.7% green and 54.1% blue (190, 142, 138).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 27% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Grand Sunset (#C38D87), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BE8E8A color codes

HEX	`#BE8E8A`
RGB	`rgb(190, 142, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 55.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 27%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 27%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.45, 17.61, 9.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.45, 19.89, 27.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.496, 32.13, 28.372)`
Decimal	`12488330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE8E8A, 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 #BE8E8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE8E8A 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 #BE8E8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be8e8a; }
.text { color: #be8e8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be8e8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 142 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be8e8a, #bea88a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BE8E8A?: #BE8E8A is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Sunset. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE8E8A?: The RGB value is 190, 142, 138: 190 red, 142 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE8E8A?: The complementary color is #8ABABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE8E8A?: 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.