What color is #BEB3B6?

#BEB3B6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB3B6?

The RGB value is 190, 179, 182: 190 red, 179 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB3B6?

The complementary color is #B3BEBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB3B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB3B6 color

#BEB3B6 rgb(190, 179, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEB3B6 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 70.2% green and 71.4% blue (190, 179, 182).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 8% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#BEB3B6 color codes

HEX	`#BEB3B6`
RGB	`rgb(190, 179, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 70.2%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 8%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 4%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.91, 4.44, -0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.91, 4.44, 358.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.798, 46.565, 50.822)`
Decimal	`12497846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB3B6, 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 #BEB3B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB3B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	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 #BEB3B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb3b6; }
.text { color: #beb3b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb3b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 179 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb3b6, #beb5b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BEB3B6?: #BEB3B6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB3B6?: The RGB value is 190, 179, 182: 190 red, 179 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB3B6?: The complementary color is #B3BEBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB3B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.