What color is #BEB5C5?

#BEB5C5 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB5C5?

The RGB value is 190, 181, 197: 190 red, 181 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB5C5?

The complementary color is #BCC5B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB5C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB5C5 color

#BEB5C5 rgb(190, 181, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEB5C5 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 71% green and 77.3% blue (190, 181, 197).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 12% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#BEB5C5 color codes

HEX	`#BEB5C5`
RGB	`rgb(190, 181, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 71%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 12%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 8%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 8%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.84, 6.16, -6.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.84, 9.28, 311.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.835, 48.026, 59.562)`
Decimal	`12498373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB5C5, 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 #BEB5C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB5C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	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 #BEB5C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb5c5; }
.text { color: #beb5c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb5c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 181 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb5c5, #c5b5c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BEB5C5?: #BEB5C5 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB5C5?: The RGB value is 190, 181, 197: 190 red, 181 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB5C5?: The complementary color is #BCC5B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB5C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.