What color is #BEACB4?

#BEACB4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEACB4?

The RGB value is 190, 172, 180: 190 red, 172 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEACB4?

The complementary color is #ACBEB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEACB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEACB4 color

#BEACB4 rgb(190, 172, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEACB4 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 67.5% green and 70.6% blue (190, 172, 180).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#BEACB4 color codes

HEX	`#BEACB4`
RGB	`rgb(190, 172, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 67.5%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 5%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.06, 7.88, -1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.06, 8.07, 347.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.225, 43.748, 49.286)`
Decimal	`12496052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEACB4, 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 #BEACB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEACB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #BEACB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beacb4; }
.text { color: #beacb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beacb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 172 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beacb4, #beadac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BEACB4?: #BEACB4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEACB4?: The RGB value is 190, 172, 180: 190 red, 172 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEACB4?: The complementary color is #ACBEB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEACB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.