What color is #BEACAC?

#BEACAC 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 #BEACAC?

The RGB value is 190, 172, 172: 190 red, 172 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEACAC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BEACAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEACAC color

#BEACAC rgb(190, 172, 172)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 67.5% green and 67.5% blue (190, 172, 172).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#BEACAC color codes

HEX	`#BEACAC`
RGB	`rgb(190, 172, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 67.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.85, 6.47, 2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.85, 6.89, 20)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.433, 43.432, 45.117)`
Decimal	`12496044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEACAC, 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 #BEACAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEACAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	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 #BEACAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beacac; }
.text { color: #beacac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beacac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 172 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beacac, #beb5ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BEACAC?: #BEACAC 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 #BEACAC?: The RGB value is 190, 172, 172: 190 red, 172 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEACAC?: The complementary color is #ACBEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEACAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.