What color is #BEABC7?

#BEABC7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEABC7?

The RGB value is 190, 171, 199: 190 red, 171 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEABC7?

The complementary color is #B4C7AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEABC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEABC7 color

#BEABC7 rgb(190, 171, 199)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BEABC7 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 67.1% green and 78% blue (190, 171, 199).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 20% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#BEABC7 color codes

HEX	`#BEABC7`
RGB	`rgb(190, 171, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 67.1%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 20%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 14%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.36, 12, -11.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.36, 16.79, 315.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.105, 44.197, 60.124)`
Decimal	`12495815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEABC7, 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 #BEABC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEABC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	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 #BEABC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beabc7; }
.text { color: #beabc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beabc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 171 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beabc7, #c7abc2); }

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Questions

What color is #BEABC7?: #BEABC7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEABC7?: The RGB value is 190, 171, 199: 190 red, 171 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEABC7?: The complementary color is #B4C7AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEABC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.