What color is #BEA6B6?

#BEA6B6 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEA6B6?

The RGB value is 190, 166, 182: 190 red, 166 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA6B6?

The complementary color is #A6BEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA6B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA6B6 color

#BEA6B6 rgb(190, 166, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEA6B6 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 65.1% green and 71.4% blue (190, 166, 182).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 16% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#BEA6B6 color codes

HEX	`#BEA6B6`
RGB	`rgb(190, 166, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 65.1%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 16%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 4%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.59, 11.52, -5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.59, 12.56, 336.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.314, 41.598, 49.994)`
Decimal	`12494518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA6B6, 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 #BEA6B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA6B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	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 #BEA6B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea6b6; }
.text { color: #bea6b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea6b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 166 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea6b6, #bea6aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEA6B6?: #BEA6B6 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEA6B6?: The RGB value is 190, 166, 182: 190 red, 166 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA6B6?: The complementary color is #A6BEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA6B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.