What color is #BE96AC?

#BE96AC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE96AC?

The RGB value is 190, 150, 172: 190 red, 150 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE96AC?

The complementary color is #96BEA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE96AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE96AC color

#BE96AC rgb(190, 150, 172)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BE96AC is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 58.8% green and 67.5% blue (190, 150, 172).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#BE96AC color codes

HEX	`#BE96AC`
RGB	`rgb(190, 150, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 58.8%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.32, 18.57, -5.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.32, 19.44, 342.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.588, 35.74, 43.835)`
Decimal	`12490412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE96AC, 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 #BE96AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE96AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #BE96AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be96ac; }
.text { color: #be96ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be96ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 150 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be96ac, #be9698); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BE96AC?: #BE96AC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE96AC?: The RGB value is 190, 150, 172: 190 red, 150 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE96AC?: The complementary color is #96BEA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE96AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.