What color is #BEAAB7?

#BEAAB7 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEAAB7?

The RGB value is 190, 170, 183: 190 red, 170 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEAAB7?

The complementary color is #AABEB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEAAB7?

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.

#BEAAB7 color

#BEAAB7 rgb(190, 170, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEAAB7 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 66.7% green and 71.8% blue (190, 170, 183).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BEAAB7 color codes

HEX	`#BEAAB7`
RGB	`rgb(190, 170, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 66.7%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 4%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.63, 9.52, -4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.63, 10.33, 337.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.156, 43.116, 50.787)`
Decimal	`12495543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEAAB7, 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 #BEAAB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEAAB7 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 #BEAAB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beaab7; }
.text { color: #beaab7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beaab7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 170 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beaab7, #beaaad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEAAB7?: #BEAAB7 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEAAB7?: The RGB value is 190, 170, 183: 190 red, 170 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEAAB7?: The complementary color is #AABEB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEAAB7?: 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.