What color is #BEB4BA?

#BEB4BA is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB4BA?

The RGB value is 190, 180, 186: 190 red, 180 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB4BA?

The complementary color is #B4BEB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB4BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB4BA color

#BEB4BA rgb(190, 180, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEB4BA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 70.6% green and 72.9% blue (190, 180, 186).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 7% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#BEB4BA color codes

HEX	`#BEB4BA`
RGB	`rgb(190, 180, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 70.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 7%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 5%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.28, 4.63, -1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.28, 4.96, 339.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.418, 47.135, 53.098)`
Decimal	`12498106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB4BA, 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 #BEB4BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB4BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	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 #BEB4BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb4ba; }
.text { color: #beb4ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb4ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 180 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb4ba, #beb4b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BEB4BA?: #BEB4BA is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB4BA?: The RGB value is 190, 180, 186: 190 red, 180 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB4BA?: The complementary color is #B4BEB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB4BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.