What color is #BE92B4?

#BE92B4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE92B4?

The RGB value is 190, 146, 180: 190 red, 146 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE92B4?

The complementary color is #92BE9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE92B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE92B4 color

#BE92B4 rgb(190, 146, 180)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BE92B4 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 57.3% green and 70.6% blue (190, 146, 180).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 25% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 5% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#BE92B4 color codes

HEX	`#BE92B4`
RGB	`rgb(190, 146, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 57.3%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 25%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 5%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.59, 22.22, -11.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.59, 24.94, 333.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.752, 34.801, 47.795)`
Decimal	`12489396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE92B4, 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 #BE92B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE92B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #BE92B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be92b4; }
.text { color: #be92b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be92b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 146 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be92b4, #be929e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BE92B4?: #BE92B4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE92B4?: The RGB value is 190, 146, 180: 190 red, 146 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE92B4?: The complementary color is #92BE9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE92B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.