What color is #BE92AE?

#BE92AE 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 #BE92AE?

The RGB value is 190, 146, 174: 190 red, 146 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE92AE?

The complementary color is #92BEA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE92AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE92AE color

#BE92AE rgb(190, 146, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BE92AE is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 57.3% green and 68.2% blue (190, 146, 174).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 25% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#BE92AE color codes

HEX	`#BE92AE`
RGB	`rgb(190, 146, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 57.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 25%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.41, 21.14, -8.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.41, 22.69, 338.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.154, 34.562, 44.645)`
Decimal	`12489390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE92AE, 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 #BE92AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE92AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #BE92AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be92ae; }
.text { color: #be92ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be92ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 146 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be92ae, #be9298); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BE92AE?: #BE92AE 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 #BE92AE?: The RGB value is 190, 146, 174: 190 red, 146 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE92AE?: The complementary color is #92BEA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE92AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.