What color is #BEABBA?

#BEABBA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEABBA?

The RGB value is 190, 171, 186: 190 red, 171 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEABBA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BEABBA?

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.

#BEABBA color

#BEABBA rgb(190, 171, 186)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 67.1% green and 72.9% blue (190, 171, 186).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BEABBA color codes

HEX	`#BEABBA`
RGB	`rgb(190, 171, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 67.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.97, 9.52, -5.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.97, 10.83, 331.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.66, 43.619, 52.511)`
Decimal	`12495802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

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

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beabba; }
.text { color: #beabba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beabba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 171 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beabba, #beabb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEABBA?: #BEABBA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEABBA?: The RGB value is 190, 171, 186: 190 red, 171 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEABBA?: The complementary color is #ABBEAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEABBA?: 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.