What color is #BEB3AB?

#BEB3AB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hipster Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB3AB?

The RGB value is 190, 179, 171: 190 red, 179 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB3AB?

The complementary color is #ABB6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB3AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB3AB color

#BEB3AB rgb(190, 179, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEB3AB is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 70.2% green and 67.1% blue (190, 179, 171).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Hipster Hippo (#BFB3AB), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

#BEB3AB color codes

HEX	`#BEB3AB`
RGB	`rgb(190, 179, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 70.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 10%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.63, 2.51, 5.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.63, 6.03, 65.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.705, 46.128, 45.069)`
Decimal	`12497835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB3AB, 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 #BEB3AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB3AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	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 #BEB3AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb3ab; }
.text { color: #beb3ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb3ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 179 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb3ab, #bebcab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BEB3AB?: #BEB3AB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hipster Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB3AB?: The RGB value is 190, 179, 171: 190 red, 179 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB3AB?: The complementary color is #ABB6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB3AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.