What color is #BEB9C7?

#BEB9C7 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 #BEB9C7?

The RGB value is 190, 185, 199: 190 red, 185 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB9C7?

The complementary color is #C2C7B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB9C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB9C7 color

#BEB9C7 rgb(190, 185, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEB9C7 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 72.5% green and 78% blue (190, 185, 199).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 11% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.95:1).

#BEB9C7 color codes

HEX	`#BEB9C7`
RGB	`rgb(190, 185, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 72.5%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 11%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 7%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.93, 4.38, -6.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.93, 7.78, 304.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.891, 49.769, 61.052)`
Decimal	`12499399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB9C7, 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 #BEB9C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB9C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.95:1	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 #BEB9C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb9c7; }
.text { color: #beb9c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb9c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 185 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb9c7, #c5b9c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BEB9C7?: #BEB9C7 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 #BEB9C7?: The RGB value is 190, 185, 199: 190 red, 185 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB9C7?: The complementary color is #C2C7B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB9C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.