What color is #BEA8AD?

#BEA8AD 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 #BEA8AD?

The RGB value is 190, 168, 173: 190 red, 168 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA8AD?

The complementary color is #A8BEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA8AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA8AD color

#BEA8AD rgb(190, 168, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEA8AD is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 65.9% green and 67.8% blue (190, 168, 173).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 14% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#BEA8AD color codes

HEX	`#BEA8AD`
RGB	`rgb(190, 168, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 65.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 12%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.85, 8.83, 0.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.85, 8.83, 2.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.78, 41.97, 45.375)`
Decimal	`12495021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA8AD, 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 #BEA8AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA8AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	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 #BEA8AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea8ad; }
.text { color: #bea8ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea8ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 168 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea8ad, #beaea8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BEA8AD?: #BEA8AD 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 #BEA8AD?: The RGB value is 190, 168, 173: 190 red, 168 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA8AD?: The complementary color is #A8BEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA8AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.