What color is #BE9499?

#BE9499 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE9499?

The RGB value is 190, 148, 153: 190 red, 148 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE9499?

The complementary color is #94BEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE9499?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE9499 color

#BE9499 rgb(190, 148, 153)

Shades of red

The hex color #BE9499 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 58% green and 60% blue (190, 148, 153).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 24% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 19% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#BE9499 color codes

HEX	`#BE9499`
RGB	`rgb(190, 148, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 58%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 24%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 19%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.3, 16.53, 3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.3, 16.88, 11.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.575, 34.428, 34.797)`
Decimal	`12489881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE9499, 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 #BE9499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE9499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #BE9499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be9499; }
.text { color: #be9499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be9499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 148 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be9499, #bea494); }

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Questions

What color is #BE9499?: #BE9499 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE9499?: The RGB value is 190, 148, 153: 190 red, 148 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE9499?: The complementary color is #94BEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE9499?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.