What color is #BEA9BF?

#BEA9BF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEA9BF?

The RGB value is 190, 169, 191: 190 red, 169 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA9BF?

The complementary color is #AABFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA9BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA9BF color

#BEA9BF rgb(190, 169, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BEA9BF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 66.3% green and 74.9% blue (190, 169, 191).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 15% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#BEA9BF color codes

HEX	`#BEA9BF`
RGB	`rgb(190, 169, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 66.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 15%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 12%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 12%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.61, 11.55, -8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.61, 14.31, 323.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.826, 43.085, 55.235)`
Decimal	`12495295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA9BF, 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 #BEA9BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA9BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	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 #BEA9BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea9bf; }
.text { color: #bea9bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea9bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 169 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea9bf, #bfa9b5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BEA9BF?: #BEA9BF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEA9BF?: The RGB value is 190, 169, 191: 190 red, 169 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA9BF?: The complementary color is #AABFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA9BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.