What color is #BEA9AA?

#BEA9AA is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEA9AA?

The RGB value is 190, 169, 170: 190 red, 169 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA9AA?

The complementary color is #A9BEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA9AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA9AA color

#BEA9AA rgb(190, 169, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEA9AA is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 66.3% green and 66.7% blue (190, 169, 170).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 14% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#BEA9AA color codes

HEX	`#BEA9AA`
RGB	`rgb(190, 169, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 66.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.03, 7.76, 2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.03, 8.09, 16.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.678, 42.226, 43.925)`
Decimal	`12495274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA9AA, 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 #BEA9AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA9AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #BEA9AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea9aa; }
.text { color: #bea9aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea9aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 169 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea9aa, #beb3a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BEA9AA?: #BEA9AA is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEA9AA?: The RGB value is 190, 169, 170: 190 red, 169 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA9AA?: The complementary color is #A9BEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA9AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.