What color is #BEAEB7?

#BEAEB7 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 #BEAEB7?

The RGB value is 190, 174, 183: 190 red, 174 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEAEB7?

The complementary color is #AEBEB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEAEB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEAEB7 color

#BEAEB7 rgb(190, 174, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEAEB7 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 68.2% green and 71.8% blue (190, 174, 183).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#BEAEB7 color codes

HEX	`#BEAEB7`
RGB	`rgb(190, 174, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 68.2%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 4%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.65, 7.33, -2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.65, 7.75, 341.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.917, 44.639, 51.04)`
Decimal	`12496567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEAEB7, 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 #BEAEB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEAEB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	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 #BEAEB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beaeb7; }
.text { color: #beaeb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beaeb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 174 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beaeb7, #beaeaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BEAEB7?: #BEAEB7 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 #BEAEB7?: The RGB value is 190, 174, 183: 190 red, 174 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEAEB7?: The complementary color is #AEBEB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEAEB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.