What color is #BEB6C4?

#BEB6C4 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 #BEB6C4?

The RGB value is 190, 182, 196: 190 red, 182 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB6C4?

The complementary color is #BCC4B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB6C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB6C4 color

#BEB6C4 rgb(190, 182, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEB6C4 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 71.4% green and 76.9% blue (190, 182, 196).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 11% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#BEB6C4 color codes

HEX	`#BEB6C4`
RGB	`rgb(190, 182, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 71.4%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 11%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 7%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 7%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.07, 5.42, -6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.07, 8.14, 311.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.925, 48.389, 59.029)`
Decimal	`12498628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB6C4, 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 #BEB6C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB6C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	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 #BEB6C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb6c4; }
.text { color: #beb6c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb6c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 182 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb6c4, #c4b6c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BEB6C4?: #BEB6C4 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 #BEB6C4?: The RGB value is 190, 182, 196: 190 red, 182 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB6C4?: The complementary color is #BCC4B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB6C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.