What color is #BEA5A7?

#BEA5A7 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 #BEA5A7?

The RGB value is 190, 165, 167: 190 red, 165 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA5A7?

The complementary color is #A5BEBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA5A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA5A7 color

#BEA5A7 rgb(190, 165, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEA5A7 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 64.7% green and 65.5% blue (190, 165, 167).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 16% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#BEA5A7 color codes

HEX	`#BEA5A7`
RGB	`rgb(190, 165, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 64.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 16%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.93, 9.44, 2.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.93, 9.72, 13.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.665, 40.648, 42.203)`
Decimal	`12494247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA5A7, 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 #BEA5A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA5A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	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 #BEA5A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea5a7; }
.text { color: #bea5a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea5a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 165 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea5a7, #beafa5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BEA5A7?: #BEA5A7 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 #BEA5A7?: The RGB value is 190, 165, 167: 190 red, 165 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA5A7?: The complementary color is #A5BEBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA5A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.