What color is #BEB1AE?

#BEB1AE is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Taupedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB1AE?

The RGB value is 190, 177, 174: 190 red, 177 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB1AE?

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

Is black or white text better on #BEB1AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB1AE color

#BEB1AE rgb(190, 177, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEB1AE is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 69.4% green and 68.2% blue (190, 177, 174).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Taupedo (#BAAEA8), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#BEB1AE color codes

HEX	`#BEB1AE`
RGB	`rgb(190, 177, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 69.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.19, 4.11, 3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.19, 5.21, 37.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.597, 45.448, 46.459)`
Decimal	`12497326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB1AE, 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 #BEB1AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB1AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	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 #BEB1AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb1ae; }
.text { color: #beb1ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb1ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 177 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb1ae, #beb9ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEB1AE?: #BEB1AE is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Taupedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB1AE?: The RGB value is 190, 177, 174: 190 red, 177 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB1AE?: The complementary color is #AEBBBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB1AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.