What color is #BEADB3?

#BEADB3 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 #BEADB3?

The RGB value is 190, 173, 179: 190 red, 173 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEADB3?

The complementary color is #ADBEB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEADB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEADB3 color

#BEADB3 rgb(190, 173, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEADB3 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 67.8% green and 70.2% blue (190, 173, 179).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#BEADB3 color codes

HEX	`#BEADB3`
RGB	`rgb(190, 173, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 67.8%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.29, 7.16, -0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.29, 7.21, 353.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.315, 44.09, 48.815)`
Decimal	`12496307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEADB3, 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 #BEADB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEADB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	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 #BEADB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beadb3; }
.text { color: #beadb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beadb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 173 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beadb3, #beb0ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BEADB3?: #BEADB3 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 #BEADB3?: The RGB value is 190, 173, 179: 190 red, 173 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEADB3?: The complementary color is #ADBEB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEADB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.