What color is #BE929A?

#BE929A 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 #BE929A?

The RGB value is 190, 146, 154: 190 red, 146 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE929A?

The complementary color is #92BEB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE929A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE929A color

#BE929A rgb(190, 146, 154)

Shades of red

The hex color #BE929A is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 57.3% green and 60.4% blue (190, 146, 154).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 25% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 19% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#BE929A color codes

HEX	`#BE929A`
RGB	`rgb(190, 146, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 57.3%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 25%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 19%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.84, 17.79, 2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.84, 17.93, 7.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.347, 33.84, 35.13)`
Decimal	`12489370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE929A, 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 #BE929A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE929A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #BE929A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be929a; }
.text { color: #be929a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be929a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 146 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be929a, #bea092); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BE929A?: #BE929A 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 #BE929A?: The RGB value is 190, 146, 154: 190 red, 146 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE929A?: The complementary color is #92BEB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE929A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.