What color is #BE8EA8?

#BE8EA8 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE8EA8?

The RGB value is 190, 142, 168: 190 red, 142 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE8EA8?

The complementary color is #8EBEA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE8EA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE8EA8 color

#BE8EA8 rgb(190, 142, 168)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BE8EA8 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 55.7% green and 65.9% blue (190, 142, 168).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#BE8EA8 color codes

HEX	`#BE8EA8`
RGB	`rgb(190, 142, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 55.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 25%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 12%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.26, 22.32, -6.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.26, 23.26, 343.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.976, 33.122, 41.431)`
Decimal	`12488360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE8EA8, 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 #BE8EA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE8EA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #BE8EA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be8ea8; }
.text { color: #be8ea8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be8ea8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 142 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be8ea8, #be8e90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BE8EA8?: #BE8EA8 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE8EA8?: The RGB value is 190, 142, 168: 190 red, 142 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE8EA8?: The complementary color is #8EBEA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE8EA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.