What color is #BEB2B8?

#BEB2B8 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB2B8?

The RGB value is 190, 178, 184: 190 red, 178 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB2B8?

The complementary color is #B2BEB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB2B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB2B8 color

#BEB2B8 rgb(190, 178, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEB2B8 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 69.8% green and 72.2% blue (190, 178, 184).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 8% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.25:1).

#BEB2B8 color codes

HEX	`#BEB2B8`
RGB	`rgb(190, 178, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 69.8%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 8%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 3%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.71, 5.34, -1.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.71, 5.55, 344.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.806, 46.249, 51.852)`
Decimal	`12497592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB2B8, 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 #BEB2B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB2B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.25:1	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 #BEB2B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb2b8; }
.text { color: #beb2b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb2b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 178 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb2b8, #beb2b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BEB2B8?: #BEB2B8 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB2B8?: The RGB value is 190, 178, 184: 190 red, 178 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB2B8?: The complementary color is #B2BEB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB2B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.