What color is #BEB9BA?

#BEB9BA is a light gray, closest to the named color Gray Marble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB9BA?

The RGB value is 190, 185, 186: 190 red, 185 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB9BA?

The complementary color is #B9BEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB9BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB9BA color

#BEB9BA rgb(190, 185, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEB9BA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 72.5% green and 72.9% blue (190, 185, 186).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 4% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gray Marble (#B9B4B1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#BEB9BA color codes

HEX	`#BEB9BA`
RGB	`rgb(190, 185, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 72.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 4%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 3%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.57, 1.94, 0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.57, 1.94, 3.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.446, 49.19, 53.44)`
Decimal	`12499386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB9BA, 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 #BEB9BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB9BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	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 #BEB9BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb9ba; }
.text { color: #beb9ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb9ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 185 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb9ba, #bebbb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEB9BA?: #BEB9BA is a light gray, closest to the named color Gray Marble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB9BA?: The RGB value is 190, 185, 186: 190 red, 185 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB9BA?: The complementary color is #B9BEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB9BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.