What color is #BE9E9F?

#BE9E9F is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE9E9F?

The RGB value is 190, 158, 159: 190 red, 158 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE9E9F?

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

Is black or white text better on #BE9E9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE9E9F color

#BE9E9F rgb(190, 158, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BE9E9F is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 62% green and 62.4% blue (190, 158, 159).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#BE9E9F color codes

HEX	`#BE9E9F`
RGB	`rgb(190, 158, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 62%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 16%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.95, 11.96, 3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.95, 12.58, 18.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.72, 37.905, 38.018)`
Decimal	`12492447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE9E9F, 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 #BE9E9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE9E9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	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 #BE9E9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be9e9f; }
.text { color: #be9e9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be9e9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 158 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be9e9f, #bead9e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BE9E9F?: #BE9E9F is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE9E9F?: The RGB value is 190, 158, 159: 190 red, 158 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE9E9F?: The complementary color is #9EBEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE9E9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.