What color is #BEABAE?

#BEABAE 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 #BEABAE?

The RGB value is 190, 171, 174: 190 red, 171 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEABAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #BEABAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEABAE color

#BEABAE rgb(190, 171, 174)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 67.1% green and 68.2% blue (190, 171, 174).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#BEABAE color codes

HEX	`#BEABAE`
RGB	`rgb(190, 171, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 67.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.64, 7.36, 0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.64, 7.42, 7.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.437, 43.13, 46.073)`
Decimal	`12495790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEABAE, 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 #BEABAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEABAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #BEABAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beabae; }
.text { color: #beabae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beabae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 171 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beabae, #beb1ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BEABAE?: #BEABAE 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 #BEABAE?: The RGB value is 190, 171, 174: 190 red, 171 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEABAE?: The complementary color is #ABBEBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEABAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.