What color is #BE999E?

#BE999E 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 #BE999E?

The RGB value is 190, 153, 158: 190 red, 153 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE999E?

The complementary color is #99BEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE999E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE999E color

#BE999E rgb(190, 153, 158)

Shades of red

The hex color #BE999E is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 60% green and 62% blue (190, 153, 158).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 17% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#BE999E color codes

HEX	`#BE999E`
RGB	`rgb(190, 153, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 60%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 17%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.67, 14.56, 2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.67, 14.79, 10.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.798, 36.2, 37.285)`
Decimal	`12491166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE999E, 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 #BE999E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE999E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #BE999E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be999e; }
.text { color: #be999e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be999e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 153 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be999e, #bea799); }

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Questions

What color is #BE999E?: #BE999E 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 #BE999E?: The RGB value is 190, 153, 158: 190 red, 153 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE999E?: The complementary color is #99BEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE999E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.