What color is #BE99A3?

#BE99A3 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 #BE99A3?

The RGB value is 190, 153, 163: 190 red, 153 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE99A3?

The complementary color is #99BEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE99A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE99A3 color

#BE99A3 rgb(190, 153, 163)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BE99A3 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 60% green and 63.9% blue (190, 153, 163).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#BE99A3 color codes

HEX	`#BE99A3`
RGB	`rgb(190, 153, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 60%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 14%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.81, 15.38, 0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.81, 15.38, 0.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.237, 36.375, 39.597)`
Decimal	`12491171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE99A3, 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 #BE99A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE99A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	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 #BE99A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be99a3; }
.text { color: #be99a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be99a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 153 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be99a3, #bea299); }

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Questions

What color is #BE99A3?: #BE99A3 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 #BE99A3?: The RGB value is 190, 153, 163: 190 red, 153 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE99A3?: The complementary color is #99BEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE99A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.