What color is #BEAEBB?

#BEAEBB 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 #BEAEBB?

The RGB value is 190, 174, 187: 190 red, 174 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEAEBB?

The complementary color is #AEBEB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEAEBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEAEBB color

#BEAEBB rgb(190, 174, 187)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 68.2% green and 73.3% blue (190, 174, 187).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#BEAEBB color codes

HEX	`#BEAEBB`
RGB	`rgb(190, 174, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 68.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.77, 8.07, -4.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.77, 9.26, 330.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.34, 44.808, 53.264)`
Decimal	`12496571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEAEBB, 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 #BEAEBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEAEBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	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 #BEAEBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beaebb; }
.text { color: #beaebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beaebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 174 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beaebb, #beaeb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEAEBB?: #BEAEBB 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 #BEAEBB?: The RGB value is 190, 174, 187: 190 red, 174 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEAEBB?: The complementary color is #AEBEB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEAEBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.