What color is #BEABB9?

#BEABB9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEABB9?

The RGB value is 190, 171, 185: 190 red, 171 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEABB9?

The complementary color is #ABBEB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEABB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEABB9 color

#BEABB9 rgb(190, 171, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEABB9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 67.1% green and 72.5% blue (190, 171, 185).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#BEABB9 color codes

HEX	`#BEABB9`
RGB	`rgb(190, 171, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 67.1%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 3%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.94, 9.34, -4.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.94, 10.43, 333.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.554, 43.576, 51.954)`
Decimal	`12495801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEABB9, 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 #BEABB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEABB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	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 #BEABB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beabb9; }
.text { color: #beabb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beabb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 171 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beabb9, #beabaf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BEABB9?: #BEABB9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEABB9?: The RGB value is 190, 171, 185: 190 red, 171 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEABB9?: The complementary color is #ABBEB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEABB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.