What color is #BE9B9E?

#BE9B9E 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 #BE9B9E?

The RGB value is 190, 155, 158: 190 red, 155 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE9B9E?

The complementary color is #9BBEBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE9B9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE9B9E color

#BE9B9E rgb(190, 155, 158)

Shades of red

The hex color #BE9B9E is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 60.8% green and 62% blue (190, 155, 158).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 17% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#BE9B9E color codes

HEX	`#BE9B9E`
RGB	`rgb(190, 155, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 60.8%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 17%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.17, 13.45, 3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.17, 13.86, 13.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.128, 36.86, 37.395)`
Decimal	`12491678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE9B9E, 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 #BE9B9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE9B9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #BE9B9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be9b9e; }
.text { color: #be9b9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be9b9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 155 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be9b9e, #beaa9b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BE9B9E?: #BE9B9E 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 #BE9B9E?: The RGB value is 190, 155, 158: 190 red, 155 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE9B9E?: The complementary color is #9BBEBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE9B9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.