What color is #BEAAA9?

#BEAAA9 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 #BEAAA9?

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

What is the complementary color of #BEAAA9?

The complementary color is #A9BDBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEAAA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEAAA9 color

#BEAAA9 rgb(190, 170, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEAAA9 is a light, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 3°, 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 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#BEAAA9 color codes

HEX	`#BEAAA9`
RGB	`rgb(190, 170, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 66.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.26, 7.05, 3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.26, 7.72, 24.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.771, 42.562, 43.491)`
Decimal	`12495529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEAAA9, 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 #BEAAA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEAAA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #BEAAA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beaaa9; }
.text { color: #beaaa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beaaa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 170 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beaaa9, #beb4a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEAAA9?: #BEAAA9 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 #BEAAA9?: The RGB value is 190, 170, 169: 190 red, 170 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEAAA9?: The complementary color is #A9BDBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEAAA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.