What color is #BEA0BA?

#BEA0BA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEA0BA?

The RGB value is 190, 160, 186: 190 red, 160 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA0BA?

The complementary color is #A0BEA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA0BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA0BA color

#BEA0BA rgb(190, 160, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BEA0BA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 62.7% green and 72.9% blue (190, 160, 186).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 19% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#BEA0BA color codes

HEX	`#BEA0BA`
RGB	`rgb(190, 160, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 62.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 19%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.21, 15.57, -9.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.21, 18.12, 329.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.668, 39.635, 51.847)`
Decimal	`12492986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA0BA, 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 #BEA0BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA0BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #BEA0BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea0ba; }
.text { color: #bea0ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea0ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 160 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea0ba, #bea0ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEA0BA?: #BEA0BA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEA0BA?: The RGB value is 190, 160, 186: 190 red, 160 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA0BA?: The complementary color is #A0BEA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA0BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.