What color is #BE8E91?

#BE8E91 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 #BE8E91?

The RGB value is 190, 142, 145: 190 red, 142 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE8E91?

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

Is black or white text better on #BE8E91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE8E91 color

#BE8E91 rgb(190, 142, 145)

Shades of red

The hex color #BE8E91 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 55.7% green and 56.9% blue (190, 142, 145).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 24% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#BE8E91 color codes

HEX	`#BE8E91`
RGB	`rgb(190, 142, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 55.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 25%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 24%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.62, 18.63, 5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.62, 19.43, 16.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.02, 32.339, 31.127)`
Decimal	`12488337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE8E91, 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 #BE8E91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE8E91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #BE8E91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be8e91; }
.text { color: #be8e91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be8e91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 142 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be8e91, #bea38e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BE8E91?: #BE8E91 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 #BE8E91?: The RGB value is 190, 142, 145: 190 red, 142 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE8E91?: The complementary color is #8EBEBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE8E91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.