What color is #BEADAB?

#BEADAB 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 #BEADAB?

The RGB value is 190, 173, 171: 190 red, 173 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEADAB?

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

Is black or white text better on #BEADAB?

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.

#BEADAB color

#BEADAB rgb(190, 173, 171)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 67.8% green and 67.1% blue (190, 173, 171).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BEADAB color codes

HEX	`#BEADAB`
RGB	`rgb(190, 173, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 67.8%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 10%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.08, 5.76, 3.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.08, 6.61, 29.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.529, 43.775, 44.677)`
Decimal	`12496299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

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

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beadab; }
.text { color: #beadab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beadab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 173 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beadab, #beb7ab); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BEADAB?: #BEADAB 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 #BEADAB?: The RGB value is 190, 173, 171: 190 red, 173 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEADAB?: The complementary color is #ABBCBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEADAB?: 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.