What color is #BEAEC6?

#BEAEC6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEAEC6?

The RGB value is 190, 174, 198: 190 red, 174 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEAEC6?

The complementary color is #B6C6AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEAEC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEAEC6 color

#BEAEC6 rgb(190, 174, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BEAEC6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 68.2% green and 77.6% blue (190, 174, 198).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 17% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#BEAEC6 color codes

HEX	`#BEAEC6`
RGB	`rgb(190, 174, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 68.2%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 17%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 12%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.09, 10.16, -10.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.09, 14.33, 315.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.563, 45.297, 59.705)`
Decimal	`12496582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEAEC6, 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 #BEAEC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEAEC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	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 #BEAEC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beaec6; }
.text { color: #beaec6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beaec6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 174 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beaec6, #c6aec2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BEAEC6?: #BEAEC6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEAEC6?: The RGB value is 190, 174, 198: 190 red, 174 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEAEC6?: The complementary color is #B6C6AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEAEC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.