What color is #BE92AD?

#BE92AD 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 #BE92AD?

The RGB value is 190, 146, 173: 190 red, 146 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE92AD?

The complementary color is #92BEA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE92AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE92AD color

#BE92AD rgb(190, 146, 173)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BE92AD is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 57.3% green and 67.8% blue (190, 146, 173).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 25% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#BE92AD color codes

HEX	`#BE92AD`
RGB	`rgb(190, 146, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 57.3%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 25%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.38, 20.97, -7.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.38, 22.34, 339.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.057, 34.523, 44.133)`
Decimal	`12489389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE92AD, 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 #BE92AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE92AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #BE92AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be92ad; }
.text { color: #be92ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be92ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 146 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be92ad, #be9297); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BE92AD?: #BE92AD 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 #BE92AD?: The RGB value is 190, 146, 173: 190 red, 146 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE92AD?: The complementary color is #92BEA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE92AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.