What color is #BEAAA8?

#BEAAA8 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 #BEAAA8?

The RGB value is 190, 170, 168: 190 red, 170 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEAAA8?

The complementary color is #A8BCBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEAAA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEAAA8 color

#BEAAA8 rgb(190, 170, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEAAA8 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 66.7% green and 65.9% blue (190, 170, 168).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 14% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#BEAAA8 color codes

HEX	`#BEAAA8`
RGB	`rgb(190, 170, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 66.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 12%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 12%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.23, 6.88, 3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.23, 7.79, 28.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.677, 42.525, 42.998)`
Decimal	`12495528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEAAA8, 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 #BEAAA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEAAA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #BEAAA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beaaa8; }
.text { color: #beaaa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beaaa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 170 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beaaa8, #beb5a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEAAA8?: #BEAAA8 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 #BEAAA8?: The RGB value is 190, 170, 168: 190 red, 170 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEAAA8?: The complementary color is #A8BCBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEAAA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.