What color is #BEA7AE?

#BEA7AE is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEA7AE?

The RGB value is 190, 167, 174: 190 red, 167 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA7AE?

The complementary color is #A7BEB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA7AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA7AE color

#BEA7AE rgb(190, 167, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEA7AE is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 65.5% green and 68.2% blue (190, 167, 174).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 15% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#BEA7AE color codes

HEX	`#BEA7AE`
RGB	`rgb(190, 167, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 65.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 15%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 12%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.62, 9.55, -0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.62, 9.56, 356.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.693, 41.641, 45.825)`
Decimal	`12494766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA7AE, 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 #BEA7AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA7AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #BEA7AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea7ae; }
.text { color: #bea7ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea7ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 167 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea7ae, #beaba7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BEA7AE?: #BEA7AE is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEA7AE?: The RGB value is 190, 167, 174: 190 red, 167 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA7AE?: The complementary color is #A7BEB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA7AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.