What color is #BE9BA1?

#BE9BA1 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 #BE9BA1?

The RGB value is 190, 155, 161: 190 red, 155 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE9BA1?

The complementary color is #9BBEB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE9BA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE9BA1 color

#BE9BA1 rgb(190, 155, 161)

Shades of red

The hex color #BE9BA1 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 60.8% green and 63.1% blue (190, 155, 161).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#BE9BA1 color codes

HEX	`#BE9BA1`
RGB	`rgb(190, 155, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 60.8%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 15%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.25, 13.94, 1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.25, 14.05, 7.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.389, 36.964, 38.771)`
Decimal	`12491681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE9BA1, 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 #BE9BA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE9BA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	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 #BE9BA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be9ba1; }
.text { color: #be9ba1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be9ba1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 155 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be9ba1, #bea79b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BE9BA1?: #BE9BA1 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 #BE9BA1?: The RGB value is 190, 155, 161: 190 red, 155 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE9BA1?: The complementary color is #9BBEB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE9BA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.