What color is #BEB1BA?

#BEB1BA 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 #BEB1BA?

The RGB value is 190, 177, 186: 190 red, 177 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB1BA?

The complementary color is #B1BEB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB1BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB1BA color

#BEB1BA rgb(190, 177, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEB1BA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 69.4% green and 72.9% blue (190, 177, 186).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 9% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#BEB1BA color codes

HEX	`#BEB1BA`
RGB	`rgb(190, 177, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 69.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 9%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 7%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.5, 6.25, -2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.5, 6.89, 335.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.819, 45.937, 52.898)`
Decimal	`12497338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB1BA, 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 #BEB1BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB1BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	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 #BEB1BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb1ba; }
.text { color: #beb1ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb1ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 177 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb1ba, #beb1b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BEB1BA?: #BEB1BA 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 #BEB1BA?: The RGB value is 190, 177, 186: 190 red, 177 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB1BA?: The complementary color is #B1BEB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB1BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.