What color is #BE9BB3?

#BE9BB3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE9BB3?

The RGB value is 190, 155, 179: 190 red, 155 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE9BB3?

The complementary color is #9BBEA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE9BB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE9BB3 color

#BE9BB3 rgb(190, 155, 179)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BE9BB3 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 60.8% green and 70.2% blue (190, 155, 179).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#BE9BB3 color codes

HEX	`#BE9BB3`
RGB	`rgb(190, 155, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 60.8%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.76, 17.05, -7.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.76, 18.64, 336.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.093, 37.646, 47.741)`
Decimal	`12491699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE9BB3, 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 #BE9BB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE9BB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #BE9BB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be9bb3; }
.text { color: #be9bb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be9bb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 155 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be9bb3, #be9ba2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BE9BB3?: #BE9BB3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE9BB3?: The RGB value is 190, 155, 179: 190 red, 155 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE9BB3?: The complementary color is #9BBEA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE9BB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.