What color is #BEADBB?

#BEADBB 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 #BEADBB?

The RGB value is 190, 173, 187: 190 red, 173 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEADBB?

The complementary color is #ADBEB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEADBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEADBB color

#BEADBB rgb(190, 173, 187)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 67.8% green and 73.3% blue (190, 173, 187).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#BEADBB color codes

HEX	`#BEADBB`
RGB	`rgb(190, 173, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 67.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.51, 8.61, -4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.51, 9.92, 330.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.147, 44.423, 53.2)`
Decimal	`12496315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEADBB, 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 #BEADBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEADBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	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 #BEADBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beadbb; }
.text { color: #beadbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beadbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 173 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beadbb, #beadb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEADBB?: #BEADBB 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 #BEADBB?: The RGB value is 190, 173, 187: 190 red, 173 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEADBB?: The complementary color is #ADBEB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEADBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.