What color is #BEBABA?

#BEBABA 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 #BEBABA?

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

What is the complementary color of #BEBABA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BEBABA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBABA color

#BEBABA rgb(190, 186, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEBABA is a light gray.

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

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

The closest named color is Gray Marble (#B9B4B1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.92:1).

#BEBABA color codes

HEX	`#BEBABA`
RGB	`rgb(190, 186, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 72.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 3%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 2%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.83, 1.4, 0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.83, 1.49, 19.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.656, 49.61, 53.51)`
Decimal	`12499642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBABA, 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 #BEBABA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBABA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.92:1	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 #BEBABA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

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Questions

What color is #BEBABA?: #BEBABA 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 #BEBABA?: The RGB value is 190, 186, 186: 190 red, 186 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBABA?: The complementary color is #BABEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBABA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.