What color is #BEA39C?

#BEA39C is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEA39C?

The RGB value is 190, 163, 156: 190 red, 163 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA39C?

The complementary color is #9CB7BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA39C?

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.

#BEA39C color

#BEA39C rgb(190, 163, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEA39C is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 63.9% green and 61.2% blue (190, 163, 156).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 18% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sable Cloaked (#C4A7A1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BEA39C color codes

HEX	`#BEA39C`
RGB	`rgb(190, 163, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 63.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 18%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.14, 8.74, 7.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.14, 11.38, 39.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.333, 39.543, 36.954)`
Decimal	`12493724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA39C, 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 #BEA39C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA39C 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 #BEA39C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea39c; }
.text { color: #bea39c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea39c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 163 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea39c, #beb49c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEA39C?: #BEA39C is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEA39C?: The RGB value is 190, 163, 156: 190 red, 163 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA39C?: The complementary color is #9CB7BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA39C?: 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.