What color is #BE98BC?

#BE98BC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE98BC?

The RGB value is 190, 152, 188: 190 red, 152 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE98BC?

The complementary color is #98BE9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE98BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE98BC color

#BE98BC rgb(190, 152, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BE98BC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 59.6% green and 73.7% blue (190, 152, 188).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#BE98BC color codes

HEX	`#BE98BC`
RGB	`rgb(190, 152, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 59.6%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.3, 20.37, -13.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.3, 24.29, 327)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.54, 37.035, 52.528)`
Decimal	`12490940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE98BC, 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 #BE98BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE98BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #BE98BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be98bc; }
.text { color: #be98bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be98bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 152 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be98bc, #be98a9); }

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Questions

What color is #BE98BC?: #BE98BC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE98BC?: The RGB value is 190, 152, 188: 190 red, 152 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE98BC?: The complementary color is #98BE9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE98BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.