What color is #BEBAB1?

#BEBAB1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ghost Writer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBAB1?

The RGB value is 190, 186, 177: 190 red, 186 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBAB1?

The complementary color is #B1B5BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBAB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBAB1 color

#BEBAB1 rgb(190, 186, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEBAB1 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 72.9% green and 69.4% blue (190, 186, 177).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 9% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ghost Writer (#BCB7AD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#BEBAB1 color codes

HEX	`#BEBAB1`
RGB	`rgb(190, 186, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 72.9%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 9%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 7%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.6, -0.2, 5.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.6, 5.06, 92.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.729, 49.24, 48.629)`
Decimal	`12499633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBAB1, 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 #BEBAB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBAB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	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 #BEBAB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebab1; }
.text { color: #bebab1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebab1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 186 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebab1, #bbbeb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BEBAB1?: #BEBAB1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ghost Writer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBAB1?: The RGB value is 190, 186, 177: 190 red, 186 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBAB1?: The complementary color is #B1B5BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBAB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.