What color is #BE9196?

#BE9196 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 #BE9196?

The RGB value is 190, 145, 150: 190 red, 145 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE9196?

The complementary color is #91BEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE9196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE9196 color

#BE9196 rgb(190, 145, 150)

Shades of red

The hex color #BE9196 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 56.9% green and 58.8% blue (190, 145, 150).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 26% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 21% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#BE9196 color codes

HEX	`#BE9196`
RGB	`rgb(190, 145, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 56.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 26%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 24%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 21%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.48, 17.72, 3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.48, 18.16, 12.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.866, 33.402, 33.354)`
Decimal	`12489110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE9196, 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 #BE9196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE9196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #BE9196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be9196; }
.text { color: #be9196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be9196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 145 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be9196, #bea391); }

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Questions

What color is #BE9196?: #BE9196 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 #BE9196?: The RGB value is 190, 145, 150: 190 red, 145 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE9196?: The complementary color is #91BEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE9196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.