What color is #BEA4B8?

#BEA4B8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEA4B8?

The RGB value is 190, 164, 184: 190 red, 164 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA4B8?

The complementary color is #A4BEAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA4B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA4B8 color

#BEA4B8 rgb(190, 164, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BEA4B8 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 64.3% green and 72.2% blue (190, 164, 184).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 17% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#BEA4B8 color codes

HEX	`#BEA4B8`
RGB	`rgb(190, 164, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 64.3%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 17%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 14%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 3%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.15, 12.99, -6.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.15, 14.65, 332.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.161, 40.96, 50.97)`
Decimal	`12494008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA4B8, 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 #BEA4B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA4B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #BEA4B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea4b8; }
.text { color: #bea4b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea4b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 164 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea4b8, #bea4ab); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BEA4B8?: #BEA4B8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEA4B8?: The RGB value is 190, 164, 184: 190 red, 164 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA4B8?: The complementary color is #A4BEAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA4B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.