What color is #BEACBE?

#BEACBE 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 #BEACBE?

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

What is the complementary color of #BEACBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #BEACBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEACBE color

#BEACBE rgb(190, 172, 190)

Shades of gray

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

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#BEACBE color codes

HEX	`#BEACBE`
RGB	`rgb(190, 172, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 67.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.34, 9.72, -6.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.34, 11.87, 324.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.281, 44.17, 54.846)`
Decimal	`12496062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEACBE, 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 #BEACBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEACBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #BEACBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beacbe; }
.text { color: #beacbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beacbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 172 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beacbe, #beacb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEACBE?: #BEACBE 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 #BEACBE?: The RGB value is 190, 172, 190: 190 red, 172 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEACBE?: The complementary color is #ACBEAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEACBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.