Recognised as Colour
#BEA09D
- #BEA09D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BEA09D is a red with RGB values 190, 160, 157 and HSL 5°, 20%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BEA09D#BEA09D
HEX#BEA09D
RGBrgb(190, 160, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.6275, 0.6157
RGB percentages74.5%, 62.7%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(5.5, 20.2%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.5, 17.4%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 15.8%, 17.4%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,492,957
CSS custom property--colour: #BEA09D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#415F62
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DBBBE
Analogous#BE9DAB, #BEB19D
Triadic#9DBEA0, #A09DBE
Split complementary#9DBEB1, #9DABBE
Tetradic#ABBE9D, #9DBBBE, #B19DBE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G160
B157
Red190 (74.5%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue5.45°
Saturation (HSL)20.25%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G A0 · B 9D
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