What color is #BEAEA1?

#BEAEA1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Couch Potato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEAEA1?

The RGB value is 190, 174, 161: 190 red, 174 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEAEA1?

The complementary color is #A1B1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEAEA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEAEA1 color

#BEAEA1 rgb(190, 174, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEAEA1 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 68.2% green and 63.1% blue (190, 174, 161).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 18% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Couch Potato (#C2B4A7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#BEAEA1 color codes

HEX	`#BEAEA1`
RGB	`rgb(190, 174, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 68.2%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 18%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 15%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 15%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.09, 3.55, 8.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.09, 9.44, 67.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.804, 43.793, 39.909)`
Decimal	`12496545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEAEA1, 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 #BEAEA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEAEA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	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 #BEAEA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beaea1; }
.text { color: #beaea1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beaea1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 174 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beaea1, #bebda1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEAEA1?: #BEAEA1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Couch Potato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEAEA1?: The RGB value is 190, 174, 161: 190 red, 174 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEAEA1?: The complementary color is #A1B1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEAEA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.