What color is #BEB0C9?

#BEB0C9 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB0C9?

The RGB value is 190, 176, 201: 190 red, 176 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB0C9?

The complementary color is #BBC9B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB0C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB0C9 color

#BEB0C9 rgb(190, 176, 201)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BEB0C9 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 69% green and 78.8% blue (190, 176, 201).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 19% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#BEB0C9 color codes

HEX	`#BEB0C9`
RGB	`rgb(190, 176, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 69%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 19%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 12%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 12%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.68, 9.66, -10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.68, 14.53, 311.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.301, 46.215, 61.676)`
Decimal	`12497097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB0C9, 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 #BEB0C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB0C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	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 #BEB0C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb0c9; }
.text { color: #beb0c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb0c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 176 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb0c9, #c9b0c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BEB0C9?: #BEB0C9 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB0C9?: The RGB value is 190, 176, 201: 190 red, 176 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB0C9?: The complementary color is #BBC9B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB0C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.