What color is #BEA1B1?

#BEA1B1 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEA1B1?

The RGB value is 190, 161, 177: 190 red, 161 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA1B1?

The complementary color is #A1BEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA1B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA1B1 color

#BEA1B1 rgb(190, 161, 177)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BEA1B1 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 63.1% green and 69.4% blue (190, 161, 177).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 18% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#BEA1B1 color codes

HEX	`#BEA1B1`
RGB	`rgb(190, 161, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 63.1%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 18%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 15%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 7%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.19, 13.37, -4.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.19, 14.05, 342.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.915, 39.612, 47.024)`
Decimal	`12493233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA1B1, 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 #BEA1B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA1B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	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 #BEA1B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea1b1; }
.text { color: #bea1b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea1b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 161 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea1b1, #bea1a3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BEA1B1?: #BEA1B1 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEA1B1?: The RGB value is 190, 161, 177: 190 red, 161 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA1B1?: The complementary color is #A1BEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA1B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.