What color is #BEB3B2?

#BEB3B2 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB3B2?

The RGB value is 190, 179, 178: 190 red, 179 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB3B2?

The complementary color is #B2BDBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB3B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB3B2 color

#BEB3B2 rgb(190, 179, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEB3B2 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 70.2% green and 69.8% blue (190, 179, 178).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 8% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#BEB3B2 color codes

HEX	`#BEB3B2`
RGB	`rgb(190, 179, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 70.2%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 8%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.81, 3.73, 1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.81, 4.19, 27.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.39, 46.402, 48.676)`
Decimal	`12497842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB3B2, 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 #BEB3B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB3B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	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 #BEB3B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb3b2; }
.text { color: #beb3b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb3b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 179 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb3b2, #beb9b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BEB3B2?: #BEB3B2 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB3B2?: The RGB value is 190, 179, 178: 190 red, 179 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB3B2?: The complementary color is #B2BDBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB3B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.