What color is #BE919B?

#BE919B 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 #BE919B?

The RGB value is 190, 145, 155: 190 red, 145 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE919B?

The complementary color is #91BEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE919B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE919B color

#BE919B rgb(190, 145, 155)

Shades of red

The hex color #BE919B is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 56.9% green and 60.8% blue (190, 145, 155).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 26% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 18% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#BE919B color codes

HEX	`#BE919B`
RGB	`rgb(190, 145, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 56.9%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 26%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 24%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 18%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.62, 18.51, 1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.62, 18.55, 4.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.277, 33.566, 35.519)`
Decimal	`12489115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE919B, 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 #BE919B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE919B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #BE919B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be919b; }
.text { color: #be919b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be919b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 145 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be919b, #be9e91); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BE919B?: #BE919B 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 #BE919B?: The RGB value is 190, 145, 155: 190 red, 145 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE919B?: The complementary color is #91BEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE919B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.