What color is #BEA9AD?

#BEA9AD 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 #BEA9AD?

The RGB value is 190, 169, 173: 190 red, 169 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA9AD?

The complementary color is #A9BEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA9AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA9AD color

#BEA9AD rgb(190, 169, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEA9AD is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 66.3% green and 67.8% blue (190, 169, 173).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 14% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#BEA9AD color codes

HEX	`#BEA9AD`
RGB	`rgb(190, 169, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 66.3%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.11, 8.28, 0.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.11, 8.31, 5.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.965, 42.341, 45.436)`
Decimal	`12495277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA9AD, 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 #BEA9AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA9AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #BEA9AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea9ad; }
.text { color: #bea9ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea9ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 169 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea9ad, #beafa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BEA9AD?: #BEA9AD 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 #BEA9AD?: The RGB value is 190, 169, 173: 190 red, 169 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA9AD?: The complementary color is #A9BEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA9AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.