What color is #BE9995?

#BE9995 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE9995?

The RGB value is 190, 153, 149: 190 red, 153 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE9995?

The complementary color is #95BABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE9995?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE9995 color

#BE9995 rgb(190, 153, 149)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BE9995 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 60% green and 58.4% blue (190, 153, 149).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 24% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 22% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#BE9995 color codes

HEX	`#BE9995`
RGB	`rgb(190, 153, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 60%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 24%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 22%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.44, 13.15, 7.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.44, 15.05, 29.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.052, 35.901, 33.353)`
Decimal	`12491157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE9995, 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 #BE9995	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE9995 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #BE9995 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be9995; }
.text { color: #be9995; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be9995; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 153 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be9995, #beae95); }

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Questions

What color is #BE9995?: #BE9995 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE9995?: The RGB value is 190, 153, 149: 190 red, 153 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE9995?: The complementary color is #95BABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE9995?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.