What color is #BE9DAA?

#BE9DAA 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 #BE9DAA?

The RGB value is 190, 157, 170: 190 red, 157 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE9DAA?

The complementary color is #9DBEB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE9DAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE9DAA color

#BE9DAA rgb(190, 157, 170)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BE9DAA is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 61.6% green and 66.7% blue (190, 157, 170).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#BE9DAA color codes

HEX	`#BE9DAA`
RGB	`rgb(190, 157, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 61.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.99, 14.35, -2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.99, 14.51, 351.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.547, 37.965, 43.214)`
Decimal	`12492202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE9DAA, 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 #BE9DAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE9DAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #BE9DAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be9daa; }
.text { color: #be9daa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be9daa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 157 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be9daa, #bea19d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BE9DAA?: #BE9DAA 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 #BE9DAA?: The RGB value is 190, 157, 170: 190 red, 157 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE9DAA?: The complementary color is #9DBEB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE9DAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.