What color is #BE9B99?

#BE9B99 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE9B99?

The RGB value is 190, 155, 153: 190 red, 155 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE9B99?

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

Is black or white text better on #BE9B99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE9B99 color

#BE9B99 rgb(190, 155, 153)

Shades of red

The hex color #BE9B99 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 60.8% green and 60% blue (190, 155, 153).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 19% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Coca Mocha (#BD9D95), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#BE9B99 color codes

HEX	`#BE9B99`
RGB	`rgb(190, 155, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 60.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 19%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.04, 12.66, 5.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.04, 13.99, 25.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.706, 36.691, 35.174)`
Decimal	`12491673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE9B99, 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 #BE9B99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE9B99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #BE9B99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be9b99; }
.text { color: #be9b99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be9b99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 155 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be9b99, #beae99); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BE9B99?: #BE9B99 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE9B99?: The RGB value is 190, 155, 153: 190 red, 155 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE9B99?: The complementary color is #99BCBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE9B99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.