What color is #BEADB9?

#BEADB9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEADB9?

The RGB value is 190, 173, 185: 190 red, 173 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEADB9?

The complementary color is #ADBEB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEADB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEADB9 color

#BEADB9 rgb(190, 173, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEADB9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 67.8% green and 72.5% blue (190, 173, 185).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#BEADB9 color codes

HEX	`#BEADB9`
RGB	`rgb(190, 173, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 67.8%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 3%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.45, 8.24, -3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.45, 9.12, 334.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.935, 44.338, 52.08)`
Decimal	`12496313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEADB9, 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 #BEADB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEADB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	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 #BEADB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beadb9; }
.text { color: #beadb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beadb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 173 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beadb9, #beadb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEADB9?: #BEADB9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEADB9?: The RGB value is 190, 173, 185: 190 red, 173 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEADB9?: The complementary color is #ADBEB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEADB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.