What color is #BEA2A6?

#BEA2A6 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEA2A6?

The RGB value is 190, 162, 166: 190 red, 162 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA2A6?

The complementary color is #A2BEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA2A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA2A6 color

#BEA2A6 rgb(190, 162, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEA2A6 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 63.5% green and 65.1% blue (190, 162, 166).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 18% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#BEA2A6 color codes

HEX	`#BEA2A6`
RGB	`rgb(190, 162, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 63.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 18%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 15%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 13%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.14, 10.92, 1.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.14, 11.05, 9.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.038, 39.542, 41.54)`
Decimal	`12493478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA2A6, 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 #BEA2A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA2A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #BEA2A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea2a6; }
.text { color: #bea2a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea2a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 162 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea2a6, #beaca2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #BEA2A6?: #BEA2A6 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEA2A6?: The RGB value is 190, 162, 166: 190 red, 162 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA2A6?: The complementary color is #A2BEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA2A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.