What color is #BEADB4?

#BEADB4 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 #BEADB4?

The RGB value is 190, 173, 180: 190 red, 173 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEADB4?

The complementary color is #ADBEB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEADB4?

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.

#BEADB4 color

#BEADB4 rgb(190, 173, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEADB4 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 67.8% green and 70.6% blue (190, 173, 180).

Its hue angle is 335°, 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 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BEADB4 color codes

HEX	`#BEADB4`
RGB	`rgb(190, 173, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 67.8%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 5%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.32, 7.33, -1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.32, 7.46, 349.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.416, 44.13, 49.349)`
Decimal	`12496308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEADB4, 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 #BEADB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEADB4 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 #BEADB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beadb4; }
.text { color: #beadb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beadb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 173 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beadb4, #beaead); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BEADB4?: #BEADB4 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 #BEADB4?: The RGB value is 190, 173, 180: 190 red, 173 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEADB4?: The complementary color is #ADBEB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEADB4?: 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.