What color is #BEB3BB?

#BEB3BB is a light gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB3BB?

The RGB value is 190, 179, 187: 190 red, 179 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB3BB?

The complementary color is #B3BEB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB3BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB3BB color

#BEB3BB rgb(190, 179, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEB3BB is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 70.2% green and 73.3% blue (190, 179, 187).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 8% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#BEB3BB color codes

HEX	`#BEB3BB`
RGB	`rgb(190, 179, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 70.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 8%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.05, 5.35, -2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.05, 5.98, 333.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.324, 46.776, 53.592)`
Decimal	`12497851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB3BB, 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 #BEB3BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB3BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	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 #BEB3BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb3bb; }
.text { color: #beb3bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb3bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 179 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb3bb, #beb3b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BEB3BB?: #BEB3BB is a light gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB3BB?: The RGB value is 190, 179, 187: 190 red, 179 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB3BB?: The complementary color is #B3BEB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB3BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.